Meaning

  1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
  2. Grand or noble in action.
  3. Exceptional for its kind.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
Etymology

In summary

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”).

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