splendour
noun/ˈsplɛndər/
Frequency rank: #13,985 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Magnificent and impressive beauty or grandeur.
Example sentence
The tourists stood in silence, overwhelmed by the splendour of the ancient palace.
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