Magnificence

//mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor countable, uncountable

    "all fleſh quakes at your magnificence."

  2. 2
    splendid or imposing in size or appearance wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand wordnet

Synonyms

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impressivenessbabylonian splendorbrilliancebrilliancedazzledignity

Example

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"For hundreds of years the forest has flourished in all its magnificence, the silence of its inclosure unbroken save by the chirp of busy chipmunks, the growl of wild beasts and the songs of birds."

Etymology

From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia.

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