magnificent

(măg-nĭf'ĭ-sənt)
adj.

1. Splendid in appearance; grand: a magnificent palace.
2. Grand or noble in thought or deed; exalted.
3. Outstanding of its kind; superlative: a magnificent place for sailing. See synonyms at grand.

[Middle English, from Old French, from magnificence, splendor, from Latin magnificentia, from , magnificent-, comparative and superlative stem of magnificus, magnificent. See magnific.]

magnificently mag·nif'i·cent·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor: brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, proud, resplendent, splendid, splendorous. See beautiful/ugly.
2. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent: august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb. See big/small/amount, good/bad.
3. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: glorious, wonderful
Antonyms: bad, offensive, poor, ugly, uninspiring

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Having a grandeur or splendor superior to that to which the spectator is accustomed, as the ears of an ass, to a rabbit, or the glory of a glowworm, to a maggot.

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IN BRIEF: Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action.

It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young. — Harry Fosdick (1878-1979)

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For a list of words related to magnificent, see:

• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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See words rhyming with "magnificent."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - storslået, prægtig, glimrende, storartet

Nederlands (Dutch)
luisterrijk, prachtig, weelderig, .... de Grote

Français (French)
adj. - magnifique, superbe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - großartig, prächtig, prachtvoll, fabelhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγαλοπρεπής

Italiano (Italian)
magnifico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - magnífico

Русский (Russian)
великолепный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - magnífico, suntuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - storslagen, praktfull, frikostig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
华丽的, 丰富的, 高尚的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 華麗的, 豐富的, 高尚的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 웅장한, 당당한, 최고의, 위대한, 방대한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 壮大な, りっぱな, すてきな, 偉大な, 堂々たる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عظيم, رائع, رهيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפואר, נפלא, נהדר‬

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