Word of the Day: Splendor

splen-dor / ˈsplendər

noun

  1. brilliancy; luster or intense brightness

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.

Horace, 65 BC- BC

 

  1. magnificence; grandeur

The fire that burns a royal palace only enhances its splendor.

Nigerian Proverb

 

  1. an instance or display of pomp

It is neither wealth not splendor[,] but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826

 

  1. gorgeous appearance

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881