Magnificence
11magnificence — /mag nif euh seuhns/, n. 1. the quality or state of being magnificent; splendor; grandeur; sublimity: the magnificence of snow covered mountains; the magnificence of his achievements. 2. impressiveness of surroundings: the magnificence of… …
12magnificence — noun 1》 the quality of being magnificent. 2》 (His/Your etc. Magnificence) chiefly historical a title or form of address for a monarch or other distinguished person …
13magnificence — noun the magnificence of Broadway Syn: splendor, grandeur, impressiveness, glory, majesty, nobility, pomp, stateliness, elegance, sumptuousness, opulence, luxury, lavishness, richness, brilliance, dazzle, skill, virtuosity …
14magnificence — noun 1. splendid or imposing in size or appearance (Freq. 1) the grandness of the architecture impressed by the richness of the flora • Syn: ↑impressiveness, ↑grandness, ↑richness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
15Magnificence (History of ideas) — Magnificence redirects here. For Magnificence in court festivals see Catherine de Medici s court festivals. For the play by Howard Brenton see Magnificence (play). The word magnificence comes from the Latin “magnum facere”, which means to do… …
16Magnificence (play) — Magnificence is a 1973 play by English playwright Howard Brenton. It has two plotlines. Firstly, five far left revolutionaries squat an unoccupied house in London. Secondly, a Conservative cabinet MP loses faith in himself. The two plotlines… …
17magnificence — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin magnificentia, from magnificus noble in character, magnificent, from magnus great + ficus fic more at much Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being magnificent 2. splendor… …
18magnificence — noun a) grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor b) The act of doing what magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent …
19magnificence — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, brilliance, elaborateness, elegance, exquisiteness, glory, gorgeousness, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, imposingness, impressiveness, lavishness, luxuriousness, luxury, majesty, marvelousness,… …
20magnificence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grandeur, sublimity, exaltedness, majesty, stateliness, nobleness, impressiveness, glory, radiance, show, ostentation, grace, beauty, pulchritude, style, flourish, luxuriousness, glitter, nobility, greatness, loftiness,… …
