Splendid
adjective
Very impressive; excellent or beautiful.
She lives in a splendid mansion.
Often appears as...
- splendid view
- splendid performance
adjective
Very bright or dazzling in appearance.
We watched the splendid sunset.
Often appears as...
- splendid colours
- splendid display
adverb
In a very impressive or excellent manner.
She performed splendidly in the recital.
adjective
Very impressive; excellent or beautiful.
She lives in a splendid mansion.
Often appears as...
- splendid view
- splendid performance
adjective
Very bright or dazzling in appearance.
We watched the splendid sunset.
Often appears as...
- splendid colours
- splendid display
adverb
In a very impressive or excellent manner.
She performed splendidly in the recital.
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Pro Tip 1/3Appreciative Tone
Conveys admiration or high approval when praising someone's work or accomplishments.
The critics gave the play a splendid review.
Pro Tip 2/3Luxury and Richness
Often used to describe something opulent and of high quality, suggesting wealth.
He wore a splendid silk suit to the gala.
Pro Tip 3/3Bigger Scale
Use 'splendid' to express that something is large-scale or grander than everyday things.
The city had a splendid parade for the holiday.
Pro Tip 1/3Appreciative Tone
Conveys admiration or high approval when praising someone's work or accomplishments.
The critics gave the play a splendid review.
Pro Tip 2/3Luxury and Richness
Often used to describe something opulent and of high quality, suggesting wealth.
He wore a splendid silk suit to the gala.
Pro Tip 3/3Bigger Scale
Use 'splendid' to express that something is large-scale or grander than everyday things.
The city had a splendid parade for the holiday.
Pro Tip 1/3Appreciative Tone
Conveys admiration or high approval when praising someone's work or accomplishments.
The critics gave the play a splendid review.
Pro Tip 2/3Luxury and Richness
Often used to describe something opulent and of high quality, suggesting wealth.
He wore a splendid silk suit to the gala.
Pro Tip 3/3Bigger Scale
Use 'splendid' to express that something is large-scale or grander than everyday things.
The city had a splendid parade for the holiday.
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He Spent His Career...
one in particular that nobody knew anything about and it was very very rare as that splendid leaf frog I was on a mission to find this frog took five years to find the first one and and it was incredible you know that was my frog that was one that one really wanted to work with I got special permission to
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Blueprint for a quiet...
yes I saw the horrified looks on your faces even through the glare of these spotlights so this is how so many introverts feel about the team-building exercises we are forever obliged to participate in now I was really lucky I got to spend and I got to spend seven years in splendid solitude writing a
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Ivan Krastev: Can...
in which for all your life you can stay with the political community you belong to. And it's becoming more and more difficult to understand the people who are not like you. I know that many people here have been splendidly speaking about the digital world and the possibility for cooperation,
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The Aztecs: From Empire...
said and people looked at me like they thought that i just you know where did this guy come from but then nacho showed up nacho was a nawa man who explained what happened at the wake he would go on to be jim's teacher and friend and he just turned out to be a splendid
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The difference between...
Someone asked a lady teacher why she taught, and after some time, she said she wanted to think about that. Then she came up and said, "They ask me why I teach, and I reply, 'Where could I find such splendid company?' There sits a statesman, strong, unbiased, wise;
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This Platypus Can Glow...
because of the variation you can see across the world what if i told you that actually the greens and the blues bar one species there is one exception sub-saharan african bird yeah quite splendid actually a whole bunch of different species some of
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The myth of King Midas...
Midas cast a greedy eye over his surroundings. Despite the luxury in which he lived, no amount of precious jewels, finest silk or splendid decor felt like enough. His life, he thought, was lacking luster; what he needed was more gold.
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Thomas Hellum: The...
and in the machine room, they talked to the machine guy, and on the deck, they have splendid entertainment. So being on a ship, it's not the first time. But five and a half days in a row, and live, we wanted some help.
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How One Penguin Started...
time at dusk, I think is one of the most fantastic wildlife spectacles I ever seen, because you have penguins everywhere. Absolutely splendid! I like to describe that moment like an epiphany moment and I just knew
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Antonio Donato Nobre:...
which is the splendid cradle of life. Fresh life. So this is what inspired me. That's why I'm here, although I'm carrying my head over here. I am trying, or will try to convey this inspiration.
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He Spent His Career...
one in particular that nobody knew anything about and it was very very rare as that splendid leaf frog I was on a mission to find this frog took five years to find the first one and and it was incredible you know that was my frog that was one that one really wanted to work with I got special permission to
Video examples
Blueprint for a quiet...
yes I saw the horrified looks on your faces even through the glare of these spotlights so this is how so many introverts feel about the team-building exercises we are forever obliged to participate in now I was really lucky I got to spend and I got to spend seven years in splendid solitude writing a
Video examples
Ivan Krastev: Can...
in which for all your life you can stay with the political community you belong to. And it's becoming more and more difficult to understand the people who are not like you. I know that many people here have been splendidly speaking about the digital world and the possibility for cooperation,
Video examples
The Aztecs: From Empire...
said and people looked at me like they thought that i just you know where did this guy come from but then nacho showed up nacho was a nawa man who explained what happened at the wake he would go on to be jim's teacher and friend and he just turned out to be a splendid
Video examples
The difference between...
Someone asked a lady teacher why she taught, and after some time, she said she wanted to think about that. Then she came up and said, "They ask me why I teach, and I reply, 'Where could I find such splendid company?' There sits a statesman, strong, unbiased, wise;
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
because of the variation you can see across the world what if i told you that actually the greens and the blues bar one species there is one exception sub-saharan african bird yeah quite splendid actually a whole bunch of different species some of
Video examples
The myth of King Midas...
Midas cast a greedy eye over his surroundings. Despite the luxury in which he lived, no amount of precious jewels, finest silk or splendid decor felt like enough. His life, he thought, was lacking luster; what he needed was more gold.
Video examples
Thomas Hellum: The...
and in the machine room, they talked to the machine guy, and on the deck, they have splendid entertainment. So being on a ship, it's not the first time. But five and a half days in a row, and live, we wanted some help.
Video examples
How One Penguin Started...
time at dusk, I think is one of the most fantastic wildlife spectacles I ever seen, because you have penguins everywhere. Absolutely splendid! I like to describe that moment like an epiphany moment and I just knew
Video examples
Antonio Donato Nobre:...
which is the splendid cradle of life. Fresh life. So this is what inspired me. That's why I'm here, although I'm carrying my head over here. I am trying, or will try to convey this inspiration.
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Peter Cushing
British Actor
Today's youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and influence will last with such abiding affection into their 'sore and yellow' as this splendid man's creations have in mine!
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Richard Hofstadter
American Historian
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with all its corruption and evils and cruelties, and the splendid world of our imagination.
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Mohammad Azharuddin
Indian Coach
Cricket was a splendid chapter of my life; indeed, it made me what I am today. However, cricket alone isn't the only flavour of life. Sometimes, indeed, we tend to take sports too seriously and life too casually.
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Harvey Cushing
American Scientist
The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational shell, and he may then be a splendid surprise to himself no less than to this teachers.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. Far the greatest things grow by God's law out of the smallest. But to live your life, you must discipline it.
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Roma Downey
Irish Actress
I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.
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Audrey Meadows
American Actress
Robert Taylor was not only a splendid actor in a wide variety of roles but one of the most handsome men in the western world.
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Ian Mckellen
English Actor
Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
It is splendid to be supportive when you see those around you doing well, but blind praise is easier than harsh facts.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
No comment' is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.
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Peter Cushing
British Actor
Today's youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and influence will last with such abiding affection into their 'sore and yellow' as this splendid man's creations have in mine!
Quote examples
Richard Hofstadter
American Historian
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with all its corruption and evils and cruelties, and the splendid world of our imagination.
Quote examples
Mohammad Azharuddin
Indian Coach
Cricket was a splendid chapter of my life; indeed, it made me what I am today. However, cricket alone isn't the only flavour of life. Sometimes, indeed, we tend to take sports too seriously and life too casually.
Quote examples
Harvey Cushing
American Scientist
The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational shell, and he may then be a splendid surprise to himself no less than to this teachers.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. Far the greatest things grow by God's law out of the smallest. But to live your life, you must discipline it.
Quote examples
Roma Downey
Irish Actress
I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.
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Audrey Meadows
American Actress
Robert Taylor was not only a splendid actor in a wide variety of roles but one of the most handsome men in the western world.
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Ian Mckellen
English Actor
Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
It is splendid to be supportive when you see those around you doing well, but blind praise is easier than harsh facts.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
No comment' is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.
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