splendent
Gleaming with light
Splendent means shining brilliantly or gleaming with light.
The word is literary and rare, appearing mostly in poetry or elevated prose: The splendent sun rose over the mountains.
It carries more force than simply bright, suggesting radiance that commands attention.
Emitting or reflecting light
- effulgentShining brilliantly forth
- glowingGiving off steady light
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
dazzling · refulgent · lambent · lucent · beaming · aglow · sunlit · illuminated
Reflecting light softly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- glossySmooth and shiny
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
sheeny · iridescent · pearlescent · silken · satin · burnished · lacquered · varnished
luminous
Emitting or reflecting light
- effulgentShining brilliantly forth
- glowingGiving off steady light
- incandescentGlowing from heat
brilliant · dazzling · refulgent · lambent · lucent · beaming · aglow · sunlit · illuminated · phosphorescent
glistening
Reflecting light softly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- glossySmooth and shiny
polished · sheeny · iridescent · pearlescent · silken · satin · burnished · lacquered · varnished · buffed
majestic
Impressively dignified and beautiful
- gloriousMagnificently beautiful or impressive
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
stately · regal · sublime · noble · august · monumental · palatial · exalted · dignified · proud
splendentmatte
Non-reflective surface finish
dull · lusterless · lackluster · flat · unpolished
splendentdrab
Dull and cheerless
dreary · unremarkable · inglorious · humble · modest