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Thesaurus: magnificent

Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.

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  1. a. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.
  2. a. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.
  3. adj. characterized by grandeur
  4. 1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence. A prince is never so magnificent As when he's sparing to enrich a few With the injuries of many. Massinger. 2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous. When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in piles of ruin lie. Addison. Syn. -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand.
  5. j:100 s characterized by grandeur