resplendency

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re·splen·dent

(rĭ-splĕn′dənt)

adj.

Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplendēns, resplendent-, present participle of resplendēre, to shine brightly : re-, re- + splendēre, to shine.]

re·splen′dence, re·splen′den·cy n.

re·splen′dent·ly adv.

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Noun

resplendency - brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise"

resplendence, glory

beauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

resplendency

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Brilliant, showy splendor:

brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, sparkle, sumptuousness.

Informal: glitz.

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Yet thine is my resplendency, so given To bear my secrets thro' the upper Heaven.

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The appealing resplendency of Galiyat was even more eye catching after Miranjani and Mushkpuri peaks of the region was seen covered with white.

Snowfall ends dry spell in Galiyat

The appealing resplendency of Galiyat was even more eye catching after different mountains and peaks of the region was seen covered with white.