Define the word magnificent"Magnificent" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Magnificent \Mag*nif"i*cent\, a. [See Magnificence.]
1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great
power or opulence, especially in building, way of living,
and munificence.
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A prince is never so magnificent
As when he's sparing to enrich a few
With the injuries of many. --Massinger.
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2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor;
splendid; pompous.
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When Rome's exalted beauties I descry
Magnificent in piles of ruin lie. --Addison.
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Syn: Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand.
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"magnificent" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
magnificent
adj : characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
"the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious
work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid
coronation ceremony" [syn: brilliant, glorious, splendid]
"magnificent" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "magnificent":
Babylonian, Corinthian, august, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric,
brilliant, commanding, deluxe, distinguished, divine, elaborate,
elegant, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, exquisite,
extravagant, famous, fancy, fine, gilt-edged, glorious, godlike,
golden, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, heavenly, heroic, high,
immense, imposing, impressive, lauded, lavish, lofty, lordly,
luxurious, magnanimous, majestic, marvelous, noble, opulent,
outstanding, palatial, plush, posh, princely, prominent, proud,
regal, renowned, resplendent, rich, ritzy, sensational, soaring,
splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, stately,
sterling, sublime, sumptuous, super, superb, supereminent,
superexcellent, superfancy, superfine, superior, superlative,
swank, swanky, swell, terrific, towering, tremendous, wonderful
"MAGNIFICENT" devils "THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)"
MAGNIFICENT, 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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