What does splendid mean?
Word: Splendid
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Splendid means very fine, grand or beautiful; also used to mean excellent, as in a splendid idea.
Synonyms: magnificent, grand, superb, excellent
Antonyms: poor, dull
How do you spell splendid?
Syllables: splen - did
Tricky part: The ending is did, with an i, not ded (splended).
Watch out for: splended, splendit
Memory tip: The party was grand, and it did shine: finish splendid with did.
Splendid in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma's garden looks splendid after the first rains.
Example 2: That was a splendid shot - straight over the bowler's head.
Example 3: The palace in Mysore looks splendid when it is lit up at night.
Fun Fact
It comes from a Latin word meaning bright or shining. In English it first described grand, richly decorated things, and only later became an everyday word for excellent.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
splendid
a) shabby
b) dazzling
c) glorious
d) majestic
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a) shabby. Glorious, dazzling and majestic are words of praise; shabby means poor and run-down.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
spleandid
a) e
b) a
c) l
d) d
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b) a. The first part is splen, with only an e.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) splendid
b) magnifisent
c) marvelus
d) gorgous
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a) splendid. Magnificent has a c before ent, gorgeous has eous and marvellous has a double l and ous.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lisnpedd
a) sprinkled
b) spindly
c) splendid
d) spending
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c) splendid. Spending has a g, spindly a y and sprinkled an r and a k; the jumble has two d's and an l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would most people call a splendid sight?
a) a puddle on a muddy village road
b) a hillside covered in spring flowers
c) a torn paper bag in the gutter
d) a broken umbrella left in a bin
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b) a hillside covered in spring flowers
2. When the coach called Isla's catch 'splendid', she most likely felt ____.
a) embarrassed
b) confused
c) proud
d) annoyed
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c) proud
