Category:Splendent

Splen"dent, a. Etym: [l. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of splendere to Shine.]

1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent Planets; splendent metals. See the note under 3d luster, 4.

2. Very conspicuous; illustrious. "great and splendent fortunes." Sir H. Wotton.