resplendent

In a sentence.

1. 01

   The trees were resplendent in their autumn colors.

2. 02

   She arrived resplendent in a deep blue coat.

Where it came from.

From Latin resplendere, ‘to shine brightly,’ with splendere also giving English splendid. The old idea of shining remains in its modern sense of striking beauty.

Why it’s interesting.

It is praise with light built into it: resplendent describes a sight that seems to glow.