resplendent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having great beauty and splendor
    splendiferous; splendid; glorious.
    • a glorious spring morning
    • a glorious sunset
    • splendid costumes
    • a kind of splendiferous native simplicity

WordNet

Re*splen"dent adjective
Etymology
L. resplendens, -entis, p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- + splendere to shine. See Splendid.
Definitions
  1. Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. -- Re*splen"dent*ly, adv.
    With royal arras and resplendent gold. Spenser.

Webster 1913