Synonyms for splendor
- noun
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Magnificence
magnificence, grandeur, majesty, glory, brilliance, grandness, sublimity, pomp, luxury, display, show, stateliness
2. Radiance
radiance, brilliancy, luster US, lustre UK, shine, effulgence, brightness, glitter, refulgence, refulgency, glare, gloss, resplendence, radiancy
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Great light, luster or brilliance.
- n. 2
Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.
The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.
Related words
- Word family
- splendorous splendrous
- Phrases
- in splendor
- Other spellings
- splendour UK
Forms
- Plural
- splendors → magnificences, grandeurs, majesties, glories…
Example sentences
- glory You can't appreciate the flies in all their glory.
- majesty Her Majesty graced the ballroom with her presence.
- grandeur The ball was a spectacle of elegance and grandeur.
- magnificence Have you noticed the magnificence of French cathedrals?
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| splendor | rising | |
| glory | rising | |
| majesty | rising | |
| grandeur | steady | |
| magnificence | steady | |
| radiance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- show1, pomp1
- 5 letters
- crown1, glory2, shine1, gloss1, glare1
- 6 letters
- luxury3, luster2, lustre2, dazzle2
- 7 letters
- display2, majesty3, glitter2
- 8 letters
- grandeur2, radiance3, radiancy
- 9 letters
- sublimity, grandness
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliance2, brilliancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
- 11 letters
- stateliness, splendidity
- 12 letters
- magnificence, gorgeousness, resplendence, splendidness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glory2 = 2 syllables).