Splendor Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

splendor

(US)

noun

or British

splendour

/ˈsplɛndɚ/

plural

splendors

splendor

(US)

noun

or British

splendour

/ˈsplɛndɚ/

plural

splendors

Britannica Dictionary definition of SPLENDOR

1

[noncount]

:

great and impressive beauty

• The palace had lost much of its original splendor.
• the splendor of nature

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2

[plural]

US

splendors

or British

splendours

:

things that are very beautiful or impressive

• architectural splendors

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— often + of

• the splendors of the countryside

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