What does magnificent mean?
Definitions for magnificent
mægˈnɪf ə səntmag·nif·i·cent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word magnificent.
Princeton's WordNet
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid(adj)
characterized by grandeur
"the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
Wiktionary
magnificent(Adjective)
Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Etymology: From as if *, equivalent to magnificus, from magnus + -ficens, an accom. form of -ficiens, the reg. form in compounds of faciens, ppr. of facere.
magnificent(Adjective)
Grand or noble in action.
Etymology: From as if *, equivalent to magnificus, from magnus + -ficens, an accom. form of -ficiens, the reg. form in compounds of faciens, ppr. of facere.
magnificent(Adjective)
Exceptional for its kind.
Etymology: From as if *, equivalent to magnificus, from magnus + -ficens, an accom. form of -ficiens, the reg. form in compounds of faciens, ppr. of facere.
Webster Dictionary
Magnificent(adj)
doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence
Magnificent(adj)
grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Magnificent
mag-nif′i-sent, adj. great in deeds or in appearance: grand: noble: pompous: displaying greatness of size or extent.—n. Magnif′icence.—adv. Magnif′icently.—n. Magnif′ico (Shak.), a title for a Venetian nobleman: a grandee.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'magnificent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4372
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Rank popularity for the word 'magnificent' in Adjectives Frequency: #596
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of magnificent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of magnificent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of magnificent in a Sentence
This is a Queen Anne flintlock, which is a very pretty gun, the barrel looks like a cannon and it has a single shot – you have to actually untwist the barrel to load it – it’s pretty involved to even attempt to load it. But the craftsmanship is from the 1760s, and it’s just magnificent to think that every piece of it was hand-made.
I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.
Kate in San Francisco - this magnificent young woman shot in the back by a guy that was sent over here, probably pushed over, who knows but it was an illegal immigrant came over went to San Francisco - we have to end this sanctuary cities. we have to build a wall folks, and a wall works … we are going to have a great border, they are all over the place, we want people to be in our country legally.
In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we shall not end up as breakfast for newts and polyps, I seem to hear the muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed.
The hotel is magnificent. There has never been a hotel like this or even close in Washington.
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- عظيم, رائعArabic
- magníficCatalan, Valencian
- prächtig, ausgezeichnetGerman
- belegaEsperanto
- macanudo, magníficoSpanish
- مجللPersian
- mahtava, suurenmoinen, hieno, upeaFinnish
- magnifiqueFrench
- शानदारHindi
- վեհաշուք, պերճ, փառահեղArmenian
- indahIndonesian
- magnificoItalian
- 素晴しい, 壮大Japanese
- 장엄한Korean
- whakahirahiraMāori
- prachtigDutch
- praktNorwegian
- wspaniałyPolish
- magníficoPortuguese
- великолепныйRussian
- величанствен, veličanstvenSerbo-Croatian
- storartadSwedish
- чудовийUkrainian
- mirlifikeWalloon
- 壮丽Chinese
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