Splendid vs Spectacular - What's the difference?
splendid | spectacular |
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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Amazing or worthy of special notice
(dated) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment
* G. Hickes
* {{quote-news, 1910, August 21, Andre Tridon, Europe Flirts with Argentina to Win Her Rich Trade, The New York Times
, passage=Those apparently insignificant events which really make history are seldom featured in the press; the merely spectacular too frequently crowds the essential out of the public sheets.}}
Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
A spectacular display.
* 2010 , "Under the volcano", The Economist , 16 Oct 2010:
As adjectives the difference between splendid and spectacular
is that splendid is possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun while spectacular is amazing or worthy of special notice.As a noun spectacular is
a spectacular display.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
*spectacular
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The parachutists were spectacular .
- the merely spectacular
- Spectacular sports.
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Derived terms
* spectacularly * unspectacularExternal links
* *Noun
(en noun)- Though business has more or less held up so far, a series of drug-related spectaculars sparked an exodus of the city's upper class this summer.