Splen"dent (?), a. [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."<-- MW10 "brillian; splendent genius" -->

Sir H. Wotton.

 

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