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splendid

adj
/ˈsplɛndɪd/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-der. Latin splendeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin splendidus English splendid From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

  1. derived from *-iðos Latin -idus Latin splendidus English splendid From Latin splendidus✻
  2. derived from splendeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der
  3. derived from *spln̥d-eh₁-der✻

Definitions

  1. Possessing or displaying splendor

    Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

    • a splendid sun
    • It is distinguished from xanthocobaltic nitrate by its crystalline form, and by yielding a splendid cinnabarred precipitate with a solution of iodine in potassium iodide […]

  2. Gorgeous

    Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.

    • a splendid palace
    • a splendid procession
    • a splendid pageant

  3. Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.

    • "We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like."

The neighborhood

Derived

splendid fairywren, splendid first strike, splendidiferous, splendidity, splendidly, splendidness, splendiloquent, splenditude, unsplendid

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at splendid. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at splendid. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at splendid

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA