SPLENDOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPLENDOR?

Need another word that means the same as “splendor”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “splendor” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Splendor” are: brilliancy, luster, lustre, splendour, brilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence

Splendor as a Noun

Definitions of "Splendor" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “splendor” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A quality that outshines the usual.
• The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand.

Synonyms of "Splendor" as a noun (8 Words)

brilliance	Intense brightness of light. The nights were dark lit only by the brilliance of Aegean stars.
brilliancy	A quality that outshines the usual.
grandeur	The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct. His facade of grandeur.
grandness	Splendid or imposing in size or appearance. Advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products.
luster	A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain.
lustre	Ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze lustreware. A chandelier dripping with glass lustres.
magnificence	Splendid or imposing in size or appearance. For magnificence and personal service there is the Queen s hotel.
splendour	A quality that outshines the usual. The barren splendour of the Lake District.

Usage Examples of "Splendor" as a noun

• It is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor.

Associations of "Splendor" (30 Words)

beaming	Radiating or as if radiating light. Beaming parents.
bright	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. The sun was dazzlingly bright.
brilliance	A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted. He s played the stock market with great brilliance.
brilliant	A diamond of brilliant cut. Brilliant chandeliers.
dazzle	Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality. She was dazzled by the headlights.
dazzling	Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily. The skater s dazzling virtuosic leaps.
faintly	In a faint manner; indistinctly. His faintly ridiculous air.
flash	A newsflash. Red lights started to flash a warning.
glare	Express (a feeling) by staring fiercely. When Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency.
gleaming	An appearance of reflected light. Gleaming black limousines.
glowing	Expressing great praise. He received a glowing report from his teachers.
grandeur	High rank or social importance. The majestic grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture.
illumine	Light up; brighten. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
incandescent	Extremely angry. An incandescent performance.
iridescent	Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. The drake s head has an iridescent purple sheen.
lambent	(of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance. His eyes were huge and lambent in his starved face.
light	A window or opening to let light in. The light of my life.
lucent	Glowing with or giving off light. The moon was lucent in the background.
luminescent	Emitting light not caused by heat. There s something calming about watching a luminescent jellyfish.
luminosity	The rate of emission of radiation, visible or otherwise. Acrylic colours retain freshness and luminosity.
luminous	Softly bright or radiant. He wore luminous green socks.
magnificence	A title or form of address for a monarch or other distinguished person. The magnificence of the surrounding countryside.
opalescent	Showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground. An opalescent sky.
phosphorescent	Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood.
radiant	A radiant point. She gave him a radiant smile.
shining	Marked by exceptional merit. A shining example.
splendid	Magnificent; very impressive. He was a splendid teacher.
spotlight	A beam of light projected from a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight.
visible	Visible imports or exports. Visible stars.
visual	Relating to or using sight. Visual powers.