Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

splendour

/ˈsplɛndɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: splen-dour
IPA: /ˈsplɛndɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British, Canadian, Ireland, South Africa, Australian, and New Zealand standard spelling of splendor.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsplɛndɚ/
British English: /ˈsplɛndə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

splendours (plural)

Derived Forms

outsplendour splendourous

Synonyms

magnificence brilliance splendor grandeur grandness luster lustre brilliancy

Homonyms

splendor

Rhymes With

gender defender tender surrender transgender vendor render offender lender contender slender blender

Questions

How do you pronounce splendour?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsplɛndɚ/.
What does splendour mean?: British, Canadian, Ireland, South Africa, Australian, and New Zealand standard spelling of splendor.

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