The meaning of RESPLENDENT is shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor.

RESPLENDENT definition: 1. having a very bright or beautiful appearance: 2. having a very bright or beautiful appearance…. Learn more.

Resplendent definition: shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: resplendent virtues.. See examples of RESPLENDENT used in a sentence.

resplendent (rɪˈsplɛndənt) adj having a brilliant or splendid appearance [C15: from rēsplendēre to shine brightly, from re- + splendēre to shine; see splendour]

If you describe someone or something as resplendent, you mean that their appearance is very impressive and expensive-looking.

Definition of resplendent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. resplendent (in something) brightly coloured in an impressive way. He glimpsed Sonia, resplendent in a red dress.

Nov 9, 2025 · resplendent (comparative more resplendent, superlative most resplendent) Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye. synonym quotations Synonym: refulgent

When people or things are resplendent, they are dazzling, splendiferous, glorious, or lovely. The adjective resplendent comes from a Latin word that means “to shine brightly.”

Resplendent, brilliant, extremely bright, in respect of light or colour. rare. Resembling flame or its attributes; flamelike; hence, shining, resplendent. Of colour, light, etc.: Brilliant, fresh, lively, bright. …

Some common synonyms of resplendent are glorious, gorgeous, splendid, sublime, and superb. While all these words mean "extraordinarily or transcendently impressive," resplendent suggests a glowing …