Splen″dent (?), a. [L. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of splendere to shine.] 1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d Luster, 4.
2. Very conspicuous; illustrious. “Great and splendent fortunes.” Sir H. Wotton.