[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

magnificent \magnif"icent\, a. see magnificence.
   1. doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great
      power or opulence, especially in building, way of living,
      and munificence.
      1913 webster

            a prince is never so magnificent
            as when he's sparing to enrich a few
            with the injuries of many.            --massinger.
      1913 webster

   2. grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor;
      splendid; pompous.
      1913 webster

            when rome's exalted beauties i descry
            magnificent in piles of ruin lie.     --addison.
      1913 webster

   syn: glorious; majestic; sublime. see grand.
        1913 webster
see also:
magnificence grand 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

magnificent
     adj : characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
           "the brilliant court life at versailles"; "a glorious
           work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid
           coronation ceremony" syn: brilliant, glorious, splendid
see also:
brilliant glorious splendid 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

83 moby thesaurus words for "magnificent":
   babylonian, corinthian, august, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric,
   brilliant, commanding, deluxe, distinguished, divine, elaborate,
   elegant, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, exquisite,
   extravagant, famous, fancy, fine, gilt-edged, glorious, godlike,
   golden, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, heavenly, heroic, high,
   immense, imposing, impressive, lauded, lavish, lofty, lordly,
   luxurious, magnanimous, majestic, marvelous, noble, opulent,
   outstanding, palatial, plush, posh, princely, prominent, proud,
   regal, renowned, resplendent, rich, ritzy, sensational, soaring,
   splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, stately,
   sterling, sublime, sumptuous, super, superb, supereminent,
   superexcellent, superfancy, superfine, superior, superlative,
   swank, swanky, swell, terrific, towering, tremendous, wonderful

[4] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

magnificent, adj.  having a grandeur or splendor superior to that to
which the spectator is accustomed, as the ears of an ass, to a rabbit,
or the glory of a glowworm, to a maggot.

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