resplendent

[ ri-splen-duhnt ]
/ rɪˈsplɛn dənt /
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adjective

shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.

Origin of resplendent

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin resplendent- (stem of resplendēns), present participle of resplendēre to shine brightly, equivalent to re- re- + splend(ēre) shine (see splendor) + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM resplendent

re·splend·ent·ly, adverb self-re·splend·ent, adjective un·re·splend·ent, adjective un·re·splend·ent·ly, adverb

Words nearby resplendent

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Words related to resplendent

sublime, splendid, brilliant, magnificent, dazzling, blazing, gleaming, lustrous, gorgeous, luminous, glorious, beaming, effulgent, flaming, glossy, glowing, proud, refulgent, shining, shiny

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British Dictionary definitions for resplendent

resplendent
/ (rɪˈsplɛndənt) /

adjective

having a brilliant or splendid appearance

Derived forms of resplendent

resplendence or resplendency, noun resplendently, adverb

Word Origin for resplendent

C15: from rēsplendēre to shine brightly, from re- + splendēre to shine; see splendour