splendour

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsplɛndə/
(US splendor)

noun

[mass noun]
  • magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur: the barren splendour of the Lake District
  • (splendours) magnificent features or qualities: the splendours of the imperial court

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere 'shine, be bright'

Spelling help

Remember that splendour ends with -our (the spelling splendor is American).