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magnificent
What does magnificent mean?
magnificent (adjective): grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use magnificent in a sentence?
- That was magnificent. (Tatoeba sentence #4494739 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce magnificent?
/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does magnificent come from?
From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of magnificent?
Words related to magnificent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “magnificent”?
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What does “magnificent” mean?
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
Right! That's what “magnificent” means.
fitting close, or too close, to the body
Not quite: that's what tight means.
untrue, not factual, factually incorrect
Not quite: that's what false means.
having or caused by an irregular surface
Not quite: that's what rough means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “magnificent”?
possible
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original
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complete
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glorious
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