magnificent
mag·ni·fi·cent
adjective
1.
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”
Origin
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”).
Phrases
- magnificent bird of paradise
- magnificent frigate bird
- magnificent frigatebird
- magnificent seven
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