magnificence

== English == === Alternative forms === magnificency (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/ Hyphenation: mag‧nif‧i‧cence === Noun === magnificence (countable and uncountable, plural magnificences) grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin magnificentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ɲi.fi.sɑ̃s/ === Noun === magnificence f (plural magnificences) magnificence grandiose liberality ==== Related terms ==== magnificent magnifique === Further reading === “magnificence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012