splendid

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having great beauty and splendor
  2. adjective very good;of the highest quality
  3. adjective characterized by grandeur

Etymology

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

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Synonyms

glorious, resplendent, splendiferous

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