Collocations for splendour - noun
ADJECTIVE
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
architectural, scenic, visual
baroque, gothic, medieval, etc.
Edwardian, Victorian, etc.
They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour.
former, original
faded
architectural, scenic, visual
baroque, gothic, medieval, etc.
Edwardian, Victorian, etc.
They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour.
VERB + splendour/splendor
have
The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion.
The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion.
lose
match
No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal.
match
No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal.
recapture,
regain
It will take a lot of repair work before the building regains its former splendour.
It will take a lot of repair work before the building 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.
PREPOSITION
in splendour
They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour.
They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour.
in sb's/sth's splendour
There below lay Paris in all its splendour.
There below lay Paris in all its splendour.
of splendour
a castle of great splendour
a castle of great splendour
splendours of
I've only just discovered the splendours of the countryside.
I've only just discovered the splendours of the 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.