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splendōrifer, fera, ferum (splendor u. fero), Glanz bringend, Tert. de iudic. dom. 5.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
splendorifer
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splendiferous — splendiferously, adv. splendiferousness, n. /splen dif euhr euhs/, adj. splendid; magnificent; fine. [1425 75; late ME < LL splendorifer brightness bearing (see SPLENDOR, FER, OUS; loss of or prob. by shift of stress, syncope, and dissimilation)… … Universalium
splendid — [17] Splendid comes via French splendide from Latin splendidus, a derivative of the verb splendēre ‘shine’. This went back ultimately to the Indo European base *splēnd or *plēnd ‘bright’, which also produced Old Lithuanian splendeti ‘shine’ and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
splendiferous — considered a playful elaboration since its re birth in 1843, but it was a perfectly good 15c. word, from M.L. splendorifer, from splendor (see SPLENDOR (Cf. splendor)) + ferre to bear (see INFER (Cf. infer)) … Etymology dictionary
splendiferous — splen•dif•er•ous [[t]splɛnˈdɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. splendid; magnificent • Etymology: 1425–75; < LL splendōrifer brightness bearing; see splendor, i , fer, ous splen•dif′er•ous•ly, adv. splen•dif′er•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
splendiferous — /splɛnˈdɪfərəs/ (say splen difuhruhs) adjective Colloquial splendid; magnificent; fine. {Medieval Latin splendifer (replacing Late Latin splendōrifer) splendour bearing + ous} …
splendid — [17] Splendid comes via French splendide from Latin splendidus, a derivative of the verb splendēre ‘shine’. This went back ultimately to the Indo European base *splēnd or *plēnd ‘bright’, which also produced Old Lithuanian splendeti ‘shine’ and… … Word origins
splendiferous — [splen dif′ər əs] adj. [prob. a mod. recoinage (< SPLENDOR + FEROUS) of obs. splendiferous < ME < ML splendiferus, for LL splendorifer < L splendor + fer, FER] Informal gorgeous; splendid: a jocularly pretentious usage splendiferously … English World dictionary
splen|dif´erous|ness — splen|dif|er|ous «splehn DIHF uhr uhs», adjective. Informal. splendid; magnificent: »The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through “A Night in Casablanca” (Sunday Express). ╂[< Late Latin splendifer,… … Useful english dictionary
splen|dif´er|ous|ly — splen|dif|er|ous «splehn DIHF uhr uhs», adjective. Informal. splendid; magnificent: »The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through “A Night in Casablanca” (Sunday Express). ╂[< Late Latin splendifer,… … Useful english dictionary
splen|dif|er|ous — «splehn DIHF uhr uhs», adjective. Informal. splendid; magnificent: »The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through “A Night in Casablanca” (Sunday Express). ╂[< Late Latin splendifer, for Latin… … Useful english dictionary
