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magnificent
[ mag-nif-uh-suhnt ]
adjective
- making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.:
a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- extraordinarily fine; superb:
a magnificent opportunity; magnificent weather.
- noble; sublime:
a magnificent poem.
- (usually initial capital letter) (formerly used as a title of some rulers) great; grand:
Lorenzo the Magnificent.
- lavishly munificent; extravagant:
a magnificent inheritance.
magnificent
/ mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt /
adjective
- splendid or impressive in appearance
- superb or very fine
- (esp of ideas) noble or elevated
- archaic.great or exalted in rank or action
Derived Forms
- magˈnificentness, noun
- magˈnificently, adverb
Other Words From
- mag·nifi·cent·ly adverb
- mag·nifi·cent·ness noun
- super·mag·nifi·cent adjective
- super·mag·nifi·cent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of magnificent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of magnificent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Swede’s magnificent overall play from the blueline during the Cup run put him in the Conn Smythe Trophy14 conversation, but his influence on the power play during the finals sealed the deal.
RBG took home not only a magnificent painting, but “a friend for life.”
So naturally, the brand also makes a magnificent, highly affordable scalp scrub.
He’s a pro at rolling with the punches, meaning that when an interview with a celebrity conducted over Zoom is plagued by connection problems or drifts away from whatever the topic was supposed to be, he’s magnificent at just coasting along.
The route would require a magnificent amount of energy to pump water through a tunnel underneath the Cuyamaca mountain range, but less than other alternatives studied by consultants that opted to pump it over the peaks.
Prince George and his parents are enjoying their first Christmas in their magnificent country home.
You were thrilled to see this magnificent woman break out of this one horse town.
And, most of all, thank you federal, state, and local governments for magnificent public school systems.
The magnificent Murray: Murray has been forgotten in Baltimore, but deserves to be remembered.
When I asked what this train would cost, the magnificent Murray waved me away.
But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.
It was such a magnificent sum that Sol did not feel like taking the familiarity with it of mentioning it aloud.
It was a spring day, and the fat buds of the chestnuts were bursting into magnificent green plumes.
“The British Raj is doomed,” she muttered, lowering her voice, and bringing her magnificent eyes close to his.
In Tiefurt we partook of a magnificent collation consisting of a mug of beer, brown bread and sausage!
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