# magnificent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ · frequency rank #6,708

## Definitions
1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
2. Grand or noble in action.
3. Exceptional for its kind.

## Etymology
From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficēns, a form of -ficiēns, the regular form, in compounds, of faciēns, a participle of facere (“to do”).

## Easily confused with
- **magnificently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnificent-vs-magnificently)
- **magnificence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnificence-vs-magnificent)

## Common misspellings (17)
`amgnificent`, `maggnificent`, `maginficent`, `magnfiicent`, `magnifcient`, `magnifficent`, `magnificcent`, `magnificennt`, `magnificentt`, `magnificetn`, `magnificnet`, `magnifiecnt`, `magniifcent`, `magnnificent`, `mangificent`, `mganificent`, `mmagnificent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/magnificent