a quality that outshines the usual
"The sudden clarity of the sky after the storm revealed a splendor in the rainbow that far outshone anything we had seen all week."
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
"for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"
"his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"
"it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"
"an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"
"advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
Great light, luster or brilliance.
"The sun broke through the clouds to reveal a sudden splendor of golden light across the wet pavement."