Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnificence

/mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: mag-nif-i-cence
IPA: /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"all fleſh quakes at your magnificence."
"It is to be hoped that the final scheme will satisfy all interests—preserving some of old Euston's magnificence but without prejudice to the progress of modernisation."

Etymology

From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: magnificence, magnificentia

Usage

Inflected Forms

magnificences (plural) magnificency (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

impressiveness grandness richness brilliance splendor splendour grandeur

Questions

How do you pronounce magnificence?: The recorded pronunciation is /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/.
What does magnificence mean?: grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
Where does magnificence come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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