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MAGNIFICENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Splendid or imposing in size or appearance
Example:
impressed by the richness of the flora
Synonyms:
grandness; impressiveness; magnificence; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("magnificence" is a kind of...):
excellence (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnificence"):
expansiveness; expansivity (a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand)
loftiness; majesty; stateliness (impressiveness in scale or proportion)
Derivation:
magnificent (characterized by grandeur)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Example:
advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
Synonyms:
brilliance; grandeur; grandness; magnificence; splendor; splendour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("magnificence" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnificence"):
eclat (brilliant or conspicuous success or effect)
Derivation:
magnificent (characterized by grandeur)
