magnificent
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Definition of magnificent
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
““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.”
“Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here." Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation."”
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adj
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Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
““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.”
“Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here." Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation."”
- Grand or noble in action.
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Exceptional for its kind.
“They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to 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.”
“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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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”).
Words you can make from magnificent
200+ playable · top: MAGNIFIC (16 pts)
Best play magnific 16 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
10 words7-letter words
22 words- FENCING 13 pts
- FIGMENT 13 pts
- FINANCE 12 pts
- GAMETIC 12 pts
- MINCING 12 pts
- FENINGA 11 pts
- NEMATIC 11 pts
- CANTING 10 pts
- IMAGINE 10 pts
- INFANTE 10 pts
- ITEMING 10 pts
- MEANING 10 pts
- MINTAGE 10 pts
- MINTING 10 pts
- TEAMING 10 pts
- TEGMINA 10 pts
- ANCIENT 9 pts
- INTIMAE 9 pts
- MANNITE 9 pts
- ANTEING 8 pts
- ANTIGEN 8 pts
- GENTIAN 8 pts
6-letter words
61 words- FACING 12 pts
- FAMING 12 pts
- FAMINE 11 pts
- FIANCE 11 pts
- INFECT 11 pts
- MACING 11 pts
- AMINIC 10 pts
- ANEMIC 10 pts
- CINEMA 10 pts
- FATING 10 pts
- FENING 10 pts
- FETING 10 pts
- FINING 10 pts
- ICEMAN 10 pts
- MANTIC 10 pts
- METICA 10 pts
- ACTING 9 pts
- AIMING 9 pts
- CANING 9 pts
- CITING 9 pts
- ENIGMA 9 pts
- FINITE 9 pts
- GAMINE 9 pts
- INCAGE 9 pts
- INFANT 9 pts
- MAGNET 9 pts
- MATING 9 pts
- METING 9 pts
- MINING 9 pts
- NAMING 9 pts
- TAMING 9 pts
- TIMING 9 pts
- ACETIN 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- ETAMIN 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCITE 8 pts
- INMATE 8 pts
- INTIMA 8 pts
- INTIME 8 pts
- NIACIN 8 pts
- TAMEIN 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TINMAN 8 pts
- TINMEN 8 pts
- ANTING 7 pts
- EATING 7 pts
- GANNET 7 pts
- IGNITE 7 pts
- INGATE 7 pts
- INNAGE 7 pts
- TAGINE 7 pts
- TIEING 7 pts
- TINING 7 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INTINE 6 pts
5-letter words
47 words- MAFIC 12 pts
- FACET 10 pts
- FICIN 10 pts
- FINCA 10 pts
- GAMIC 10 pts
- MAGIC 10 pts
- AMICE 9 pts
- AMICI 9 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- FAGIN 9 pts
- FEIGN 9 pts
- GANEF 9 pts
- MANIC 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- ACING 8 pts
- FAINT 8 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- FINNA 8 pts
- GAMIN 8 pts
- GENIC 8 pts
- ICING 8 pts
- IMAGE 8 pts
- MANGE 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- ANIMI 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- IMINE 7 pts
- MATIN 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- MENTA 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- AGENT 6 pts
- ATIGI 6 pts
- GENII 6 pts
- GIANT 6 pts
- TINGE 6 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INNIE 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- CAFE 9 pts
- FACE 9 pts
- FACT 9 pts
- FAME 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- ACME 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMI 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- FANG 8 pts
- GIFT 8 pts
- MACE 8 pts
- CAGE 7 pts
- FAIN 7 pts
- FANE 7 pts
- FATE 7 pts
- FEAT 7 pts
- FETA 7 pts
- FIAT 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- GAME 7 pts
- MAGE 7 pts
- MAGI 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GAIT 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GATE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GENT 5 pts
- GETA 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GNAT 5 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
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