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.
© Webster 1913.