Magnificent
Pronunciation
- IPA: /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
- Hyphenation: mag + nif + i + cent
Origin
From Latin *magnificens, equivalent to magnificus ("great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc."), from magnus ("great") + -ficens, a form of -ficiens, the regular form, in compounds, of faciens, a participle of facere ("to do").
Full definition of magnificent
Adjective
magnificent
- Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
- 1905, w, The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 1, “Do I fidget you ?†he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
- Grand or noble in action.
- Exceptional for its kind.
- 1879, Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher Chapter 1, ...the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
- 2011, October 23, Phil McNulty, Man Utd 1-6 Man City, Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.