Home › Words › S › splenditudesplenditudesplenditude means the quality of being splendid.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, splenditude ranks #27,109 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom splendid + -itude.nounThe quality of being splendid.e.g.“All this “magnificent idea,” the splenditude, the majesty of this is derived from the Bible.” — 1850, [Hugh] M‘Neile, Special Report. The Rev. Dr. M‘Neile’s Speech on the Papal Aggression. Delivered at Exeter Hall, on Tuesday, December 17th, 1850., London: C. Westerton, […], page 5:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).