magnoliousadj.
/maɡˈnəʊlɪəs/, /məɡˈnəʊlɪəs/, U.S. /mæɡˈnoʊliəs/ slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Now rare.
Magnificent, splendid, large.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > magnificent
lordlylOE
richc1275
prouda1300
noblec1300
gloriousc1315
reala1325
rialc1330
stouta1350
solemnc1386
royalc1400
pompousc1425
statelyc1425
lordlike1488
magnific1490
of state1498
magnificenta1530
pompatic1535
magnificala1538
princely1539
gorgeous?1542
regal1561
superbious?1566
surly1566
splendent1567
heroical1577
superbous1581
sumptuous1594
pompatical1610
pompal1616
fastidious1638
grand1673
splendid1685
grandific1727
grandiose1818
splendiferous1827
splendacious1843
magnolious1863
1863 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 22 Dec. 5/3 Only..two hundred thousand inhabitants [more], or thereabouts, and Washington would be able to rival..all the other cities to which the Americans have given, to use the diction of Mr. Artemus Ward, ‘magnolious and spanglorious’ appellatives.
1913 Dial. Notes 4 19 Magnolious, very fine, magnificent. Used in Wyoming. ‘How do you like my suit?’ ‘It's magnolious.’
1921 J. Joyce Lett. (1957) I. 173 With many thanks again and wishes for your magnolious expansiveness.
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §29/5 Magnificent,..magnolious, phenomenal, red-hot.
Derivatives
magˈnoliousness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > magnificence
thrumOE
prideOE
wealc1290
noblessec1330
pompc1330
statec1330
nobletya1387
royaltyc1405
magnificence?1435
gloriousnessc1440
pompousness1447
noblenessc1450
pomperyc1460
triumpha1513
princeliness1545
gorgeousness1549
jollity1549
stateliness1556
proudnessa1586
royalitya1607
splendour1616
grandeur1652
superbiousness1654
splendidnessa1657
lustre1658
superbness1779
pompa1783
splendaciousness1853
magnoliousness1921
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > largeness of volume or bulkiness > and impressiveness
magnoliousness1921
1921 J. Joyce Lett. (1957) I. 175 Best wishes for your continued magnoliousness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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