splendor UK /ˈsplɛndə/US /ˈsplɛndɚ/ noun3 •Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison. •Great light, luster or brilliance.Once upon a time on an uninhabited island on the shores of the Red Sea, there lived a Parsee from whose hat the rays of the sun were reflected in more-than-oriental-splendour. — 1902 •Great fame or glory. formssplendors