splendour
Breathtaking visual glory
Splendour is magnificence, grandeur, or brilliant beauty—the quality of being impressively rich or elegant: the splendour of the royal palace, autumn leaves in all their splendour.
The word suggests something that inspires awe through its appearance or scale.
Splendour is the British spelling; Americans write splendor.
Impressive supreme dignity
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- nobilityTitled ruling class
regality · augustness · sublimity · dignity · loftiness · impressiveness · monumentality · palatial
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- gleamFaint reflected light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- sparkleEmit flashing light
glow · shine · resplendence · effulgence · incandescence · luster · dazzle · glitter
Excessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- richnessState of abundance
- luxuriousnessQuality of being lavish
ornateness · decadence · gilt · brocade · velvet · jewels · gold · silver
Refined, graceful quality
- lovelinessPleasing beauty or charm
- exquisitenessSupreme delicacy or beauty
- gorgeousnessStriking physical beauty
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
breathtaking · glorious · sublime · awe-inspiring · dazzling · ravishing · picturesque · scenic
Elaborate ceremonial display
- displayPresentation for viewing
- showMake something apparent
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- processionFormal moving line
parade · festivity · celebration · regalia · fanfare · extravaganza · coronation · carnival
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
nobility · regality · augustness · sublimity · dignity · loftiness · impressiveness · monumentality · palatial · imperial
brilliance
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- gleamFaint reflected light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
sparkle · glow · shine · resplendence · effulgence · incandescence · luster · dazzle · glitter · iridescence
lavishness
Excessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- richnessState of abundance
luxuriousness · ornateness · decadence · gilt · brocade · velvet · jewels · gold · silver · tapestry
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- lovelinessPleasing beauty or charm
- exquisitenessSupreme delicacy or beauty
- gorgeousnessStriking physical beauty
stunning · breathtaking · glorious · sublime · awe-inspiring · dazzling · ravishing · picturesque · scenic · panorama
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
procession · parade · festivity · celebration · regalia · fanfare · extravaganza · coronation · carnival · gala
splendoursqualor
Dirty, degraded living conditions
shabbiness · drabness · meanness · ugliness · dreariness
splendoursqualor
Dirty, degraded living conditions
wretchedness · misery · poverty · degradation · destitution