Skip to main content

magnificentextremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive; splendid

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive; splendid

Pronunciation (IPA): /mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/

Korean meaning: 웅장한, 장엄한, 훌륭한

Korean pronunciation: 맥-니-피-선트 (강세: 니)

Example Sentences

  • The chef's magnificent disaster looked like modern art on my plate.
  • She gave a magnificent presentation that impressed all the investors.
  • My magnificent plan to wake up early failed magnificently at 6 AM.

magnificent

ADJECTIVE

//mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt//

extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive; splendid

magnificent concept
💡 Concept

Tourists admire the magnificent cathedral with its soaring spires and intricate details

magnificent rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Significant effort makes art magnificently different!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/
🇬🇧 UK/mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/

🌳Etymology

Rootmagnific
Suffix--ent

Origin

From Latin 'magnificus', combining 'magnus' (great) and 'facere' (to make), meaning literally 'making great' or 'doing great things'. The word entered English through Old French in the 15th century.

🎵Rhyme

significantdifferentsufficient
significant
different
sufficient

🔗Collocations

magnificent view
magnificent palace
magnificent performance
magnificent architecture
magnificent sunset
look magnificent

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The chef's magnificent disaster looked like modern art on my plate.

She gave a magnificent presentation that impressed all the investors.

😄 Fun example

My magnificent plan to wake up early failed magnificently at 6 AM.

The magnificent cathedral took over 200 years to complete.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

splendidspectaculargorgeoussuperbgrand

Antonyms

modestplainordinary

Related

magnificencemagnificentlymagnify

Want to master 19,000+ words?

Sign up free for flashcards & quizzes.