formidability

noun

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as in magnificence

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  1. magnificence
  2. grandeur
  3. awesomeness
  4. brilliance
  5. dignity
  6. elegance
  7. resplendence
  8. nobility
Noun
  • Loser goes home, just like the others bounced from this bonkers initial knockout round — dreams trounced via penalty kick or last-minute magnificence or just … a big French bully.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • Destin Daniel Cretton stages the Spidey action with a clever, leaping grandeur that delivers what these movies need to.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Played with tricksy force and a glint of anger in her eyes by Samantha Morton, Circe is at the center of the greatest scene in The Odyssey, one that foregrounds the grandeur and uncanny qualities of myth.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • First, despite Wembanyama’s awesomeness, the Knicks were able to eat on offense.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • But, of course, with anything in life, there are people who will question the validity and awesomeness of something like this.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of awesomeness
Noun
  • The show’s brilliance is in its commitment to providing deep historical, political, and cultural analysis.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Dubas, for all of his brilliance over the past two seasons — especially his run of trades — made two miscalculations.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of brilliance
Noun
  • The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs on June 13, crowning a spectacular comeback season and ending a two generation-spanning dignity drought for New York City.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Moreno tries to preserve a measure of dignity while wearing a jumpsuit from Elvis’ Las Vegas era.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • For daytime, Kim reaches for delicate, everyday pieces such as a layered look built on the brand’s box chain set or a simple stack of huggies or dainty diamond rings for understated, everyday elegance.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The result is a shoe that retains all the elegance of a classic loafer, but with a decidedly more relaxed vibe.
    — Lucrezia Malavolta, Glamour, 25 July 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Definition of resplendence
Noun
  • Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 26-year-old center back, comes from a line of nobility, particularly Counts, in his home country.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
    — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026
Definition of nobility
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