magnificent
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.
Origin of magnificent
1synonym study For magnificent
Other words for magnificent
Opposites for magnificent
Other words from magnificent
- mag·nif·i·cent·ly, adverb
- mag·nif·i·cent·ness, noun
- su·per·mag·nif·i·cent, adjective
- su·per·mag·nif·i·cent·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with magnificent
- magnificent , munificent
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How to use magnificent in a sentence
Consider the magnificent career Rodgers has had and realize that he’s still grinding for a second championship.
Aaron Rodgers, entering a showdown with Tom Brady, has gone from chippy to chill | Jerry Brewer | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostHeather Tarr, the magnificent softball coach at the University of Washington, told me once at the end of a regular season, “I hope the year has taught us enough about ourselves.”
Tallying up a year of loss: A lot of pounds, too many loved ones, countless connections | Jerry Brewer | December 27, 2020 | Washington PostIt wasn’t Hubble or Spitzer or Kepler, and it might never be something so magnificent.
My satellite would fit in a small suitcase. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIt’s the most magnificent chess game to identify and tailor immigration strategies that best fit their unique situation, priorities and timing.
A chair can look magnificent, but if you can’t sit on it, it isn’t a very good chair.
Fashion is struggling to rise to the creative challenge of Covid-19 | Marc Bain | October 14, 2020 | Quartz
Then McQueen, who can come across as quite intense and dour, magnificently, jumped up and down.
The Changing Color of the Oscars: '12 Years A Slave' Makes History | Tim Teeman | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter all, plenty of other kid stars would try, and a few, such as Elizabeth Taylor and Jodie Foster, would succeed magnificently.
Shirley Temple Survived Being the Biggest Child Star of All Time With Wit and Grace | Malcolm Jones | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTell that to the nearby pandas, happily ensconced with their bamboo, magnificently ignoring everything.
It ended, magnificently, in a shoot-out between the women in a fairground hall of mirrors.
This clip of Margaret Thatcher magnificently expresses the confident purpose of the conservatism of the 1980s.
We Need a Visionary Like Margaret Thatcher for our 21st Century Challenges | David Frum | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCertainly Gurickx played magnificently, and with a brio I have rarely heard equalled.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe King had his young daughter very magnificently christened by Archbishop Cranmer.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerDresses magnificently, gives wonderful parties, and always has the last new thing.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThe rowers, magnificently apparelled, and the crew were under the command of a prior of the order of the Knights of Rhodes.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacIt is one of the largest and most magnificently furnished in Europe.
British Dictionary definitions for magnificent
/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt) /
splendid or impressive in appearance
superb or very fine
(esp of ideas) noble or elevated
archaic great or exalted in rank or action
Origin of magnificent
1Derived forms of magnificent
- magnificently, adverb
- magnificentness, noun
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