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
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Taylor Hill and South Korean DJ Peggy Gou were also resplendent as guests of the innovative Dutch designer.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Her room sits on a hillside that sweeps down to a stretch of beach, and from there the land, dotted with structures that seem to be swimming among the resplendent palm trees, sweeps back uphill again.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025
Three young men with resplendent Afros pose by a Spanish Harlem tenement that has been adorned with a vibrant street mural.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Resplendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resplendent. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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