magnificent

«magnificent» in Mova's school dictionary: very beautiful, grand and impressive — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (magnificent, more magnificent, most magnificent); adverb: magnificently

meaning for a pupil

1) Magnificent means very beautiful, grand and impressive. tree →

2) (informal) Magnificent means extremely good or excellent. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and history it describes palaces, cathedrals, views and costumes; Suleiman the Magnificent was a great Ottoman sultan. In everyday talk people say «You were magnificent!» after a performance or a match. Phrases: «a magnificent view», «look magnificent», «simply magnificent».

examples

• The view from the top of the mountain was magnificent. tree →
• The peacock spread its magnificent tail. tree →
• «You were magnificent in the play!» said Dad. tree →
• The castle had a magnificent hall with a painted ceiling. tree →
• The goalkeeper made a magnificent save. tree →
• The cathedral is a magnificent building from the 1300s. tree →
• Suleiman the Magnificent ruled a huge empire. tree →
• That is a magnificent suit of clothes!" tree →

note

Spelling: mag-ni-fi-cent, ending «-cent» not «-sent». Noun «magnificence». It is already very strong, so «very magnificent» sounds odd.

In the corpora

• Toad: «What carts I shall fling carelessly into the ditch in the wake of my magnificent onset!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «magnificent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.