splendor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a quality that outshines the usual
  2. noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendeō (“to shine”).

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Synonyms

luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendour

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