magnificence
French, noun/ma.ɲi.fi.sɑ̃s/
magnificence is spelled M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Magnificence is a French feminine noun meaning “magnificence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Caractère magnifique de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un”.
What does magnificence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemagnificence
- 2
femininegrandiose liberality
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caractère magnifique de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un. 2. Disposition à faire de grandes libéralités. 3. Objets magnifiques ou dépenses éclatantes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of magnificence
- magnificences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce magnificence?
- /ma.ɲi.fi.sɑ̃s/
- \ma.ɲi.fi.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is magnificence in French?
magnificence appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).