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Synonyms for resplendent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-splen-duhnt
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsplɛn dənt

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Définition of resplendent

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin resplendentem (nominative resplendens) "brilliant, radiant," present participle of resplendere "to glitter, shine," from re-, intensive prefix, + splendere "to shine, be splendid" (see splendid). Related: Resplendently.
  • adj bright, radiant
Example sentences :
  • It seemed to them as if the brightness of the moon had been increased, and was as resplendent as that of the sun.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Great lights surround them, and their countenances are resplendent.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Never before had the chasubles she embroidered been so resplendent with silk and gold.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • The whole door was resplendent in the purity of intense cold.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Major Vernon had risen, resplendent as the phoenix, from the ashes of his old clothes.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • The renovated bedroom was resplendent in all its royal luxury.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • It was a canopy fit for the resplendent purity of the snows.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • I could see at once that he was leading this resplendent vision by the arm.
  • Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad
  • Above, in the reception rooms, was another strange and resplendent crowd.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • The topaz humming-bird is perhaps the most resplendent and beautiful of its tribe.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

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