Lexic.us

Definition of Resplendent

1. Adjective. Having great beauty and splendor. "A kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

Definition of Resplendent

1. a. Shining with brilliant luster; very bright.

Definition of Resplendent

1. Adjective. Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye. ¹

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Definition of Resplendent

1. splendent [adj] - See also: splendent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resplendent

Literary usage of Resplendent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1895)
"Thus ere another noon they emerged from the shades ; and before them Lay, in the golden sun, the lakes of the Atcha- falaya. " resplendent in beauty ..."

2. Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1854)
"Water-lilies in myriads rocked on the slight undulations Made by the passing oars, and, resplendent in beauty, the lotus Lifted her golden crown above the ..."

3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"The sun had disappeared behind the western mountains on its way to Switzerland, but banks of clouds, like islands in a silver sea, reflected its resplendent ..."

4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"The sun had disappeared behind the western mountains on its way to Switzerland, but banks of clouds, like islands in a silver sea, reflected its resplendent ..."

5. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins (1815)
"Intent on Virtue and her cause so fair, None treats the bleeding captive with such care: Greatness of soul his course resplendent shows, Thus virtue from ..."

6. Natural History for the Use of Schools and Families by Worthington Hooker (1886)
"The resplendent Trogon of Mexico, Fig. 128, is the most gorgeous of all Fig. 128.—resplendent Trogon. of them, its whole upper surface being of the richest ..."

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