Magnificent \Mag*nif"i*cent\, a. [See Magnificence.]

1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.

A prince is never so magnificent As when he's sparing to enrich a few With the injuries of many. --Massinger.

2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.

When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in piles of ruin lie. --Addison.

Syn: Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)