Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Splendid \Splen"did\, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine;
   cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.]
   1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright;
      as, a splendid sun.

   2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid
      palace; a splendid procession or pageant.

   3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a
      splendid victory or reputation.

Source : WordNet®

splendid
     adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring
            morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a
            kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {glorious},
             {resplendent}, {splendiferous}]
     2: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
        "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work
        of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid
        coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {glorious}, {magnificent}]