resplendent
/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/adjective
resplendent is spelled R-E-S-P-L-E-N-D-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, resplendent means “Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resplendent?
| Letters | 11: R-E-S-P-L-E-N-D-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is resplendent?
Resplendent appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resplendent?
- /ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/
Resplendent has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resplendent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resplendent
- more resplendent comparative
- most resplendent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resplendent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 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.
The queen appeared in resplendent majesty.
- 4
Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resplendent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | resplendissant , magnifique, splendide |
| German | strahlend, glänzend , prachtvoll, prächtig |
| Portuguese | resplendente , magnífico, esplêndido , resplandecente |
| Spanish | resplandeciente , magnífico, espléndido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does resplendent come from?
From the obsolete sense of the English verb splendish (“to shine”), from Latin splendere (“to shine”), or from resplend + -ent, from Latin resplendere (“to shine back, glitter”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).