Synonyms for resplendence
- noun
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Noun
radiance, glory, brightness, luster US, lustre UK, brilliancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency, resplendency, splendor US, splendour UK
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.
The sun above gleams like a shining jewel, but even its brightness is nothing compared to the resplendence of the Empire.
Forms
- Plural
- resplendences → radiances, glories, brightnesses, lusters…
Example sentences
- glory You can't appreciate the flies in all their glory.
- brightness Each night we spot the brightness in the distance.
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| resplendence | rising | |
| glory | rising | |
| brightness | steady | |
| radiance | steady | |
| brilliancy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- glory2
- 6 letters
- luster2, lustre2
- 8 letters
- radiance3, splendor2
- 9 letters
- splendour
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
- 12 letters
- resplendency
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glory2 = 2 syllables).