magnific

mag·nif·ic

adj \mag-ˈni-fik\

Definition of MAGNIFIC

1

: magnificent 2

2

: imposing in size or dignity <a magnific temple>

3

a : sublime, exalted b : characterized by grandiloquence : pompous <commenced the conversation in the most magnific style — S. T. Coleridge>

— mag·nif·i·cal \-fi-kəl\ adjective

— mag·nif·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of MAGNIFIC

1. <his letter to me was written in such a magnific style that I half wondered if he had penned it with a quill>
2. <the pyramids at Giza remain among the most magnific edifices the world has ever seen>

Origin of MAGNIFIC

Middle French magnifique, from Latin magnificus

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to MAGNIFIC

Synonyms: aureate, florid, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, flowery, ornate, purple, rhetorical (also rhetoric)

Antonyms: humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive

Related Words: affected, bloated, fancy-pants, grandiose, inflated, pompous, pretentious, stilted; excessive, flattering, fulsome; boastful, bombastic; elevated, eloquent, lofty; bookish, inkhorn, learned

Near Antonyms: prosaic, unpoetic; bald, direct, lean, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, spare, stark, straightforward, unadorned; natural, unaffected, unpretentious

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Rhymes with MAGNIFIC

calcific, febrific, horrific, pacific, prolific, salvific, specific, terrific, vivific