Magnificent Meaning
/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjGrand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
adjGrand or noble in action.
Sentence Examples
This scenery is magnificent.
The royal wedding was a magnificent occasion.
The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The palace, with its golden towers and large halls, was a ____ sight for everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The view from the top of the mountain was ____, with the entire valley spread out below us today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficēns, a form of -ficiēns, the regular form, in compounds, of faciēns, a participle of facere (“to do”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster."
— 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
"Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here."
Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation.""
— 1995, “One Small Step”, in Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal, retrieved 03 May 2023:
"They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too."
— 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
"Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end."
— 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The palace, with its golden towers and large halls, was a ____ sight for everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The view from the top of the mountain was ____, with the entire valley spread out below us today.