splendor

Breathtaking visual glory

Splendor is magnificent beauty or grandeur—the quality of being impressively rich, elaborate, or brilliant: the splendor of the palace, autumn foliage in all its splendor.

The word suggests something that dazzles or inspires awe.

Splendors, in the plural, refers to magnificent features or possessions: the splendors of ancient Rome.

radiance

brilliance

Exceptional intelligence or luster

gleam · shimmer · luster · brightness · sparkle · glimmer · incandescence · effulgence · refulgence · iridescence

grandeur

majesty

Impressive supreme dignity

regality · augustness · sublimity · impressiveness · monumentality · palatial · imposing · loftiness · dignity · veneration

opulence

luxury

Expensive nonessential comfort

richness · affluence · decadence · gilt · velvet · silk · brocade · jewels · gilding · filigree

sacred

divine

Of or from gods

heavenly · ethereal · reverence · holiness · beatitude · wonder · vision · epiphany · sanctity · seraphic

glory

triumph

Resounding, celebrated victory

  • honorHigh regard, moral dignity
  • renownWidespread acclaim and recognition
  • famePublic recognition, widespread

prestige · achievement · acclaim · distinction · heroism · valor · victory · nobility · eminence · laurels

Categories
Opposites
visual brilliance/luminosity

splendordullness

Lack of stimulation

darkness · dimness · gloom · lackluster · drabness

magnificence/grandeur

splendordrabness

Absence of color or interest

shabbiness · squalor · plainness · dreariness · meanness

glory/distinction

splendorinsignificance

Lack of consequence or weight

obscurity · ignominy · disgrace · lowliness · commonness

Family

splendid, splendidly, resplendent, splendiferous, splendors, splendour, splendorous, splendours, resplendency

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G