magnifico
Americannoun
-
a Venetian nobleman.
-
any person of high rank, major importance, etc.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of magnifico
1565–75; noun use of Italian magnifico (adj.) < Latin magnificus. See magnific
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He fed a story to the Independent, revealing that McDaniel was not the only magnifico with an interest in Dulwich.
From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2018
Every single thing Ranieri has done all season has been magnifico.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2016
Last week William Fox, that bald and beady-eyed onetime magnifico of cinema, sprang at his adversaries in eleven directions at once.
From Time Magazine Archive
Triple-chinned Diego Rivera's habitual garrulity was reduced to a murmured "magnifico, magnifico" as he passed from picture to picture.
From Time Magazine Archive
“And–and she never–she never saw–how magnifico I look on–on that fine black horse.”
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
