noun
magnificence
mag-NIF-ih-suhns/mæɡˈnɪfɪsns/
The quality of being splendid or impressively beautiful.
The palace's magnificence is clear in its soaring marble halls.
Etymology
“Great” and “do” originally conveyed “doing great deeds.” Magnificence connects that greatness of action or character with greatness of appearance, hence grandeur, splendor, and impressive beauty.
In context
the markers of the shah's physical magnificence so those long connected arches of his eyebrows the beauty spot or moles so beloved by poets
More examples
- Photographs rarely capture the magnificence of these mountains.
- Visitors pause to admire the cathedral's magnificence.
- Autumn reveals the full magnificence of the wooded hills.
Forms
magnificence
magnificent adjective — Extremely beautiful, grand, or impressive in appearance.
magnificently adverb — In a splendid or impressively beautiful way.