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splendide

splendid, magnificent

adjective splahn-DEED Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Usage Note

Splendide is invariable in gender — the same form serves masculine and feminine: un paysage splendide, une vue splendide. It is slightly more emphatic than magnifique or superbe and carries a formal or literary tone. The adverb splendidement is used but less common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Le coucher de soleil était splendide ce soir."

Natural Translation

The sunset was splendid this evening.

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