MAGNIFICENT


Meaning of MAGNIFICENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sənt ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : great in deed or exalted in place — used only of former famous rulers

Lorenzo the Magnificent

2. : marked by stately grandeur and lavishness

a magnificent way of life

3. : sumptuous in structure and adornment

a magnificent cathedral

broadly : strikingly beautiful or impressive

a magnificent physique

4. : impressive to the mind or spirit : sublime

magnificent prose

5. : exceptionally fine

a magnificent day

Synonyms: see grand

• mag·nif·i·cent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.