magnificence
[ mag-nif-uh-suhns ]
/ mægˈnɪf ə səns /
noun
the quality or state of being magnificent; splendor; grandeur; sublimity: the magnificence of snow-covered mountains; the magnificence of his achievements.
impressiveness of surroundings: the magnificence of Versailles.
Origin of magnificence
1300–50; Middle English < Latin
magnificentia, equivalent to
magnificent-
magnificent +
-ia
-y3; see
-ence
SYNONYMS FOR magnificence
Words nearby magnificence
magnetron,
magni-,
magnific,
magnificat,
magnification,
magnificence,
magnificent,
magnifico,
magnifier,
magnify,
magnifying glass
Example sentences from the Web for magnificence
British Dictionary definitions for magnificence
magnificence
/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns) /
noun
the quality of being magnificent
Word Origin for magnificence
C14: via French from Latin
magnificentia