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splendour

UK/ˈsplɛndə/US/ˈsplɛndɚ/
nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,549 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: splendours

Splendour is magnificent beauty and grandeur. The splendour of the hall, in all its splendour, faded splendour.

It is about impressiveness rather than prettiness, so a mountain and a palace both have it. Americans spell it splendor, and faded splendour is the standard phrase for something grand that has been let go.

Definitions of splendour

  1. 1nounsplendourMagnificent beauty and grandeur.B2+

    “Tourists gaze at the splendour of the palace, with its gold ceilings and marble floors.”

splendour is a beauty.

Also accepted in games: splendor

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