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magnificant

magnificant is the misspelling of magnificent.

Meaning of magnificent

Adjective

magnificent (comparative more magnificent, superlative most magnificent)

  1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
    • “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co....
  2. Grand or noble in action.
  3. Exceptional for its kind.
    • They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about magnificant

What is magnificant the misspelling of?
Magnificant is the misspelling of magnificent.

Words near magnificant in the dictionary

  1. magnific
  2. magnifical
  3. magnifically
  4. magnificalysin
  5. magnificalysins
  6. magnificant
  7. Magnificat
  8. Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
  9. magnificate
  10. magnificated
  11. magnificates

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