Magnificent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by grandeur

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt/

🇬🇧British English

/maɡnˈɪfɪsənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/maɡnˈɪfɪsənt/

4 syllables Say it as /mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt/.

Examples

the brilliant court life at Versailles
a glorious work of art
magnificent cathedrals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

splendid glorious brilliant

Parts of Speech

adjective

characterized by grandeur

“the brilliant court life at Versailles”

Word Forms

brilliancy	noun	a quality that outshines the usual
brilliance	noun	the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
glory	noun	brilliant radiant beauty
magnificence	noun	splendid or imposing in size or appearance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herrlich

geprägt von Erhabenheit

🇫🇷French

magnifique

caractérisé par la grandeur

🇪🇸Spanish

magnífico

caracterizado por la grandeza

🇮🇹Italian

magnifico

caratterizzato da grandezza

🇳🇱Dutch

magnifiek

gekenmerkt door grootsheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

magnífico

caracterizado pela grandeza

🇷🇺Russian

великолепный

характеризуется величием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शानदार

भव्यता की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

মহৎ

মহিমা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்புதமான

ஆடம்பரத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతమైన

గొప్పతనంతో వర్ణించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्य

भव्यतेने वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

ભવ્યતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವ್ಯವಾದ

ಭವ್ಯತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഭീരമായ

ഗാംഭീര്യത്തിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

عظمت کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

壮丽

以宏伟为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

壮大

雄大さを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

웅장한

웅장함이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tráng lệ

đặc trưng bởi sự hùng vĩ

🇹🇭Thai

งดงาม

โดดเด่นด้วยความยิ่งใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

agung

ditandai dengan keagungan

🇵🇭Filipino

kahanga-hanga

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng kadakilaan

🇲🇾Malay

tersergam indah

dicirikan oleh keagungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عظيم

تتميز بالعظمة

🇮🇷Persian

باشکوه

با عظمت مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

muhteşem

ihtişamla karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְפוֹאָר

מאופיין בפאר

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