magnificence

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.

Synonyms

splendor
21k
splendour
28k
grandeur
C2
greatness
C1
pomp
25k
grandness
glory
B2
majesty
B1
luxury
C1
gorgeousness
brilliance
C2
impressiveness
splendidness
resplendency
richness
27k
extravagance
31k
excellence
C2
brilliancy
eminence
C1
grandiosity
pompousness
pride
B1
resplendence
shine
B2
show
A1
sublimity
wealth
B2

the sublime

glitter
C2
flamboyance

super-eminence

splendor
21k
beauty
B1
elegance
C2
cardinality
stateliness
splendour
28k
sumptuousness
superiority
C2
swank
37k
lustre
loftiness
nobleness
immensity
49k
pompous
C2
transcendence
47k
Translations

magnificence
magnificenza
magnificencia
Pracht
splendeur
esplendor
Prunk

grandiositat

روعة

Herrlichkeit
Großartigkeit
imponenza
عظمة
grandiosità
Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
magnificence
In summary

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

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