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/ˈsplɛndɚ/ · noun
British, Canadian, Ireland, South Africa, Australian, and New Zealand standard spelling of splendor..
If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times.
Use splendour when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Splendour means British, Canadian, Ireland, South Africa, Australian, and New Zealand standard spelling of splendor..
Common synonyms include splendor, lustre, grandeur, magnificence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times.
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