Meaning
splendid, magnificent
- splendid, brilliant, glorious, magnificent
In a sentence
Che giornata splendida per andare al mare!
What a splendid day to go to the beach!
Hai visto quel tramonto splendido ieri sera?
Did you see that splendid sunset last night?
Il film non era splendido, ma mi è piaciuto.
The movie wasn't splendid, but I liked it.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| splendido | masculine · singular |
| splendida | feminine · singular |
| splendidi | masculine · plural |
| splendide | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more literary than bello; common in praise, reviews, and enthusiastic speech, but less neutral for everyday description.
- Agree it like any adjective: splendido, splendida, splendidi, splendide.
- Often used predicatively with stare/essere in speech: È splendido! Che giornata splendida!