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magnificent

[ mag-nif-uh-suhnt ]

adjective

  1. making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.:

    a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. extraordinarily fine; superb:

    a magnificent opportunity; magnificent weather.

  3. noble; sublime:

    a magnificent poem.

  4. (usually initial capital letter) (formerly used as a title of some rulers) great; grand:

    Lorenzo the Magnificent.

  5. lavishly munificent; extravagant:

    a magnificent inheritance.



magnificent

/ æɡˈɪɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. splendid or impressive in appearance
  2. superb or very fine
  3. (esp of ideas) noble or elevated
  4. archaic.
    great or exalted in rank or action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾھԳٲԱ, noun
  • ˈԾھԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Ծi·Գ· adverb
  • ·Ծi·Գ·Ա noun
  • p··Ծi·Գ adjective
  • super··Ծi·Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnificent1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin magnificent-, stem of magnificentior “grander,” comparative of magnificus magnific
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnificent1

C16: from Latin magnificentio more splendid; irregular comparative of magnificus great in deeds; see magnific
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Synonym Study

Magnificent, gorgeous, splendid, superb are terms of high admiration and all are used informally in weak exaggeration. Something that is magnificent is beautiful, princely, grand, or ostentatious: a magnificent display of paintings; a magnificent view of the harbor. That which is gorgeous moves one to admiration by the richness and (often colorful) variety of its effects: a gorgeous array of handsome gifts. That which is splendid is dazzling or impressive in its brilliance, radiance, or excellence: splendid jewels; a splendid body of scholars. That which is superb is above others in, or is of the highest degree of, excellence, elegance, or (less often, today) grandeur: a superb concert; superb wines.
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The vote for Benedict’s replacement, inside Michelangelo’s magnificent Sistine Chapel, concluded the evening of March 13, 2013, after just five rounds and barely 24 hours.

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Jon Stokes, director of trees, science and research at the Tree Council, said the felling of such a "magnificent" tree was shocking.

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"Our golf course and grounds are in magnificent condition," said Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley.

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There is a magnificent, snow-white wolf on the cover of Time Magazine today - accompanied by a headline announcing the return of the dire wolf.

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Take mole, one of the most complex and magnificent sauces in the world.

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