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resplendent

/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/ adjective C2
  1. Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant. · The resplendent sun rose over the horizon.
  2. Shiny and colorful, and thus pleasing to the eye; splendid in appearance. · The peacock displayed its resplendent plumage.
  3. Magnificent; glorious; splendid; marked by extraordinary excellence or beauty. (figuratively) · The queen appeared in resplendent majesty.· They celebrated their resplendent victory.
  4. Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.
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The morning’s sun rose clear and resplendent, touching the foamy waves into a network of ruby-tinted light.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 21 · C1
He then closed his eyes as children do in order that they may see in the resplendent night of their own imagination more stars than are visible in the firmament; then he re-opened them, and stood motionless with amazement.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 263 · C1

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