resplendent
adjective
Outdoor World
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Resplendent has a lot in common with splendid (meaning, among other things, "shining" or "brilliant"), splendent ("shining" or "glossy"), and splendor ("brightness" or "luster"). Each of these glowing terms gets its shine from the Latin verb splendēre ("to shine"). In the case of resplendent, the prefix re- added to splendēre, formed the Latin resplendēre, meaning "to shine back." Splendent, splendor, and resplendent were first used in English during the 15th century, but splendid didn't light up our language until over 175 years later; its earliest known use dates from the early 1600s.
Examples of resplendent in a Sentence
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Flanked by the Penola Strait and Southern Ocean, the island presents resplendent views from its snowy slopes.
—Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Seasonal carols get a resplendent, dopamine-boosting sheen courtesy of the Phil’s trumpets, horns, trombones, and tubas.
—The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Earlier this week, Zendaya attended the Schiaparelli presentation in a resplendent outfit comprised of a top with braids emblazoned on it.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Jan. 2024
As twilight adorns the sky with its ethereal canvas, the horizon’s resplendent clouds mirror the trilogy of Xiao Xia albums reflecting upon Huang Qishan’s midlife journey.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Getting ready ahead of the premiere of The Greatest Love Story Never Told, J Lo looked resplendent in what we’re called the Muted Mob Wife aesthetic.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
Based on the Swedish word for 20, but which also can be Finnish for counting eggs or a musical score, Salonen played with the ordering of 20 chords, turning them into a resplendent phantasmagoric series of dances, fanfares, misty harmonic clouds and melancholic melody.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
While Woods looked resplendent, his game revealed some blemishes.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Resplendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resplendent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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