magnifique
French, adjective/ma.ɲi.fik/
magnifique is spelled M-A-G-N-I-F-I-Q-U-E (10 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written French, the 1,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Magnifique is a French adjective meaning “magnificent, splendid, superb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est plein de magnificence ; qui est somptueux”.
What does magnifique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
magnificent, splendid, superb
Soliman le Magnifique
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est plein de magnificence ; qui est somptueux. 2. Très beau, splendide. 3. Pompeux, éclatant, qui fait espérer de grandes choses. 4. Qui a des manières fastueuses, en parlant d’une personne, qui a grand air, qui se plaît à faire des libéralités.
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 magnifique
- magnifiques plural
- magnifaik colloquial
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce magnifique?
- /ma.ɲi.fik/
- /ma.ni.fik/
- \ma.ɲi.fik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to magnifique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is magnifique in French?
magnifique appears 63 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).