splendours
Grand and dazzling things
Splendours is the British spelling of splendors—plural of splendour.
A splendour is magnificence, grandeur, or brilliant beauty: the splendours of the palace, the splendours of nature.
The word often appears in elevated or literary contexts describing things that inspire awe through their beauty or impressiveness.
Glowing luminous quality
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- gleamFaint reflected light
- lusterSoft reflected light
- sparkleEmit flashing light
shine · glow · shimmer · glimmer · dazzle · sheen · luminosity · effulgence
Impressive supreme dignity
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- augustnessImpressive dignity or nobility
nobility · pomp · pageantry · regality · impressiveness · monumentality · loftiness · eminence
Refined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- lovelinessPleasing beauty or charm
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- exquisitenessSupreme delicacy or beauty
charm · allure · refinement · delicacy · picturesqueness · comeliness · prettiness · aesthetics
radiance
Glowing luminous quality
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- gleamFaint reflected light
- lusterSoft reflected light
sparkle · shine · glow · shimmer · glimmer · dazzle · sheen · luminosity · effulgence · refulgence
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
augustness · nobility · pomp · pageantry · regality · impressiveness · monumentality · loftiness · eminence · dignity
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- lovelinessPleasing beauty or charm
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
exquisiteness · charm · allure · refinement · delicacy · picturesqueness · comeliness · prettiness · aesthetics · symmetry
lavishness
Excessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- richnessState of abundance
luxury · decadence · plushness · gilding · brocade · velvet · silk · tapestry · finery · adornment
palace
Monarch's official residence
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- Taj MahalMarble mausoleum in Agra
Alhambra · empire · dynasty · antiquity · relics · ruins · treasures · artifacts · heirlooms · legacy
splendoursdrabness
Absence of color or interest
dreariness · ugliness · plainness · dullness · bleakness
splendoursmeanness
Spiteful, unkind disposition
wretchedness · squalor · degradation · baseness · miseries
splendoursmiseries
Intense prolonged sufferings
horrors · indignities · humiliations · agonies · sorrows