magnificence
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mag·nif·i·cence
(măg-nĭf′ĭ-səns)n.
1. Greatness or lavishness of surroundings; splendor.
2. Grand or imposing beauty.
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magnificence
(mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns)n
the quality of being magnificent
[C14: via French from Latin magnificentia]
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mag•nif•i•cence
(mægˈnɪf ə səns)n.
1. the quality of being magnificent.
2. impressiveness of surroundings.
[1300–50; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | magnificence - splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora" excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree expansiveness, expansivity - a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed" |
2. | magnificence - the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" eclat - brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement" |
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magnificence
noun splendour, glory, majesty, grandeur, brilliance, nobility, gorgeousness, sumptuousness, sublimity, resplendence I shall never forget the magnificence of the Swiss mountains.
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magnificence
nounBrilliant, showy splendor:
brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness.
Informal: glitz.
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Translations
فَخامَه، رَوْعَه، بَهاء، عَظَمَه
nádhera
pragtstorslåethed
glæsileiki
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magnificence
n
his Magnificence → Seine Magnifizenz
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magnificent
(məgˈnifisnt) adjective great and splendid. a magnificent costume; a magnificent performance.
magˈnificently adverbmagˈnificence noun
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