Meaning

3 senses
  1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.

    prächtig

    великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj

  2. Grand or noble in action.

  3. Exceptional for its kind.

    ausgezeichnet

More definitions
  • characterized by grandeur

Examples

115 sentences
  1. Tom has done a magnificent job.

  2. The queen was wearing a magnificent silver dress.

  3. Tom bought a house with a magnificent view of the sea.

    ruТом купил дом с великолепным видом на море. — marafon

  4. We have a magnificent view of the ocean from our hotel room.

    deVon unserem Hotelzimmer aus haben wir einen großartigen Blick auf das Meer. — samueldora

  5. It's a magnificent view, isn't it?

    ruЗамечательный вид, правда? — marafon

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance:
exceptional for its kind:

Origin

From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior

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”).

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Forms

more magnificent, most magnificent
Comparativemore magnificent Lesson
Superlativemost magnificent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

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