Splendid vs First-rate - What's the difference?
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Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard
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(military, nautical, historical) A ship of the line in the British navy that had over 100 guns on three gun decks
(military, nautical, historical) Describing a ship of the line in the British navy that had over 100 guns on three gundecks.
(by extension) Exceptionally good.
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As adjectives the difference between splendid and first-rate
is that splendid is possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun while first-rate is describing a ship of the line in the British navy that had over 100 guns on three gundecks.As a noun first-rate is
a ship of the line in the British navy that had over 100 guns on three gun decks.splendid
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.
Synonyms
* great * magnificent * marvellousDerived terms
* splendidnessAnagrams
*first-rate
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(wikipedia first-rate)Noun
Adjective
- Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German.