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splendidness

noun

Definition of splendidness

as in brilliance

impressiveness of beauty on a large scale the splendidness of the view from Mount Holyoke's summit inspired a number of 19th-century landscape painters to make the ascent

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Noun

Capable of flashes of brilliance, but with maddening periods of inconsistency.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
What Benton makes of it in time and space is its own quiet moment of brilliance.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of brilliance

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From the charming courtyards and upscale fashion boutiques tucked behind Worth Avenue to the rugged majesty of Jupiter’s inlets, the region is a playground for the curious traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
The stunning majesty of Florida’s wildlife, lands and culture is on display in a new show at Winter Garden’s SOBO Art Gallery.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of majesty

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There was Sinners, Coogler’s vampire movie that delivered $370 million in ticket sales and Academy Awards glory.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
But there will be no return to the glory days of the mid-20th century, when almost half of Americans routinely attended a church, synagogue or mosque, the same study concluded.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of glory

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Capturing the whole of the set-up, a Mediterranean pile on the north-west coast of Cyprus, framing its splendid size, its weighty elegance, its thrilling solidity, is challenging.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Mosaku’s dress was formfitting and merged timeless elegance with a scintillating, sensual appeal by contemporary standards.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegance

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Yedikule Fortress, a former prison and imperial treasury whose origins go back to the fourth-century Walls of Constantinople, is returning to its former magnificence as the result of a multi-stage restoration project.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.

— David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

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