Dictionary

magnificent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
   • 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:
   • “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:
2. Grand or noble in action.
3. Exceptional for its kind.
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

magnificent bird of paradise · magnificent seven · magnificent frigatebird · magnificent frigate bird · supermagnificent · magnificently · magnificentness

Relateds

munificent · magnificence · omnificent · beneficent · maleficent

Translations (62)

fi suurenmoinen (exceptional for its kind) · cy arddun (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · pt magnífico (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ary عضيم (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · it magnifico (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · hi शानदार (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ary فن (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · hy վեհաշուք (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · wa mirlifike (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · gl magnífico (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ru великоле́пный (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · tl magnipisente (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · hi गौरवशाली (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ca magnífic (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · tl maringal (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · fi mahtava (grand or noble in action) · fa ورجاوند (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · cmn 壯麗 /壮丽 (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · mk вели́чествен (grand or noble in action) · fi suurenmoinen (grand or noble in action) · hi भव्य (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · vi tráng lệ (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · hy փառահեղ (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ml ഗംഭീരമായ (exceptional for its kind) · he נֶהְדָּר (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · hi विराट (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · fi hieno (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · es magnífico (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · fi upea (exceptional for its kind) · cmn 堂皇 (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · bg величествен (grand or noble in action) · fi mahtava (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · dsb kšasny (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · fr magnifique (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ar رَائِع (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · eo grandioza (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · de prächtig (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · tr muhteşem (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · grc προστατικός (grand or noble in action) · fi suurenmoinen (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · eo belega (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · bg великолепен (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · sh величанствен (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · es macanudo (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · sh veličanstven (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · fi upea (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · tl dakila (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · nl prachtig (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ml ഗംഭീരമായ (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · sv magnifik (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · sv storartad (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ja 素晴しい (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · hy պերճ (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ko 장엄한 (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · mk величенствен (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · mi whakahirahira (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · grc μεγαλοπρεπής (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · ar عَظِيم (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · el μεγαλοπρεπής (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · de ausgezeichnet (exceptional for its kind) · es pulento (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) · fur famôs (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance)