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resplendent

adj.
US //ɹisˈpɫɛndənt// UK //ɹɪsplˈɛndənt// re·splen·dent
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Origin

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”).

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