splendid

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"It was splendid--splendid," he said, repeating Marie-Anne's words.

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  1. adjective Brilliant with light or color; radiant: a splendid field of poppies.
  2. adjective Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent: splendid costumes.
  3. adjective Admired by many; illustrious: splendid achievements.
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  • The task to name the splendid hues that in that vest obtain! —  Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions
  • The subject is splendid, and your conception wonderful. —  Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt
  • "It was splendid--splendid," he said, repeating Marie-Anne's words. —  The Flaming Forest
  • From Valencia the splendid were the Heirs departing then. —  The Lay of the Cid
  • To this one great object of displaying power, — various, splendid, and all-adorning power, — every other consideration and duty were but too likely to be sacrificed. —  Life of Lord Byron
 

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  1. Latin splendidus, from splendēre, to shine.

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  1. from French splendide = Spanish espléndido = Portuguese esplendido = Italian splendido, from Latin splendidus, shining, brilliant, from splendere, shine: see splendent.
 

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/ˈsplɛndɪd/
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