Collocations for splendour - noun
ADJ.
full
A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later.
A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later.
glorious, great, regal | former, original | faded, fading | scenic
VERB + SPLENDOUR
have
The hotel has the splendour of a nineteenth-century mansion.
The hotel has the splendour of a nineteenth-century mansion.
lose | recapture, regain
It will take a lot of repair work before the theatre regains its former splendour.
It will take a lot of repair work before the theatre regains its former splendour.
restore sth to
The house has been restored to its original splendour.
The house has been restored to its original splendour.
PREP.
in ~
They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour.
They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour.
in sb''s/sth''s ~
There below lay Paris in all its splendour.
There below lay Paris in all its splendour.
of ~
a castle of great splendour
a castle of great splendour
~s of
I''ve only just discovered the splendours of the English countryside.
I''ve only just discovered the splendours of the English countryside.
PHRASES
in solitary splendour
The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.
The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.