magnificence

noun

mag-ˈni-fə-sən(t)s How to pronounce magnificence (audio)
Definition of magnificencenext
as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale the magnificence of the great castle hallway is beyond description

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Recent Examples of magnificence There is an undisputed cultural magnificence to reimagining a nearly 3,000-year-old tale in the most artistically immersive format currently available to filmmakers. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026 That outing Sunday against the Nationals showed the magnificence and the limitations of what King is doing this season while unable to command his sinker. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2026 Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for magnificence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnificence
  1. brilliance
  2. majesty
  3. glory
  4. elegance
  5. grandeur
Noun
  • This is a deeply flawed team that is capable of flashes of brilliance against some opponents.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The fact that this ‘00s nostalgia piece was made via a very 2020s model of filmmaking is just further evidence of Udea’s casual formal brilliance.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of brilliance
Noun
  • Take in the majesty of Victoria Falls, enjoy a safari stop at Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, and venture into Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park with expert guides to view the country’s famous mountain gorillas.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Thankfully, the lunar disk will set a few hours after midnight, leaving a window of beautifully dark sky before dawn in which to enjoy the full majesty of the annual meteor shower.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of majesty
Noun
  • At the end of 2025, Underdog began a push to buy SSC Napoli from the De Laurentiis family, which purchased the club out of bankruptcy in 2004 and returned it to glory with two of the last four Serie A titles.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But at least, in this instance, it comes fueled by feelings more acutely personal than mere individual glory.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of glory
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  • Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Certainly not Polo Ralph Lauren, whose new Polo Blaze collection brings the elegance of the stables to city streets.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • There is certainly no shortage of grandeur, but underneath it is a hotel that feels warm, remarkably unstuffy and, perhaps most surprisingly, enormous fun.
    — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • When any nondescript suburb opens a Cheesecake Factory, there’s no restaurant around that can compare to its palatial grandeur.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of grandeur

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