magnificence

[mag-nif-uh-suhns]

noun

1. the quality or state of being magnificent; splendor; grandeur; sublimity.

   the magnificence of snow-covered mountains; the magnificence of his achievements.

   Synonyms: stateliness, nobility, majesty

2. impressiveness of surroundings.

   the magnificence of Versailles.

   Synonyms: sumptuousness, opulence, luxuriousness
   Antonyms: poverty, squalor

magnificence

/ mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns /

noun

1. the quality of being magnificent

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnificence¹

1300–50; Middle English < Latin magnificentia, equivalent to magnificent- magnificent + -ia -y ³; -ence

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnificence¹

C14: via French from Latin magnificentia

Example Sentences

In the opera, Monkey goes straight to the Land of the Bliss in a scene of operatic magnificence.

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The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

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Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.

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We were approaching Point Fermin, where Meals pointed out the serene magnificence of a Moreton Bay fig tree that threw an acre of shade and cooled a refreshing salt-air breeze.

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The show’s thorough, wonderfully readable catalog refers to the power of “funerary magnificence” in the kingdom’s social structure.

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