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单词 magnificence
释义
magnificence
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n

Magnificence is when something is incredibly grand, beautiful, or impressive. You might describe the magnificence of a cruise ship, for example, with its elaborate ballrooms and large swimming pools.
When something makes a huge impression on you, especially for its hugeness or fanciness, it has the quality of magnificence. To a little kid, Disney World has magnificence, while an adult might be impressed by the magnificence of a first class European train car. In the fourteenth century, magnificence implied courage and nobility, as the word comes from the Latin root magnificus, which means both "great, noble, and eminent," and also "splendid, rich, or costly."
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USAGE EXAMPLES
The ensemble was as fluid as it was united, and Walter raised the bar with her magnificence.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016)
The geophysics shows archaeology of exceptional scale and magnificence below the featureless surface.
The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016)
I ignored it, my head spinning from the church’s overall magnificence.
Seattle Times(Nov 01, 2016)
1n splendid or imposing in size or appearance
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
grandness, impressiveness, richness
expansiveness, expansivity
a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
loftiness, majesty, stateliness
impressiveness in scale or proportion
excellence
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
2n the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
brilliance, grandeur, grandness, splendor, splendour
eclat
brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
elegance
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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