What does magnificent mean?
Word: Magnificent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Magnificent means very grand, beautiful or impressive.
Synonyms: grand, superb
Antonyms: ordinary, plain
How do you spell magnificent?
Syllables: mag - nif - i - cent
Tricky part: The last part sounds like 'sent' but is spelt with a c. Near the start, g and n sit side by side, as in magnet.
Watch out for: magnifisent, magnificient, magnificint
Memory tip: Magnificent ends in c-e-n-t, the same letters that begin centre. Picture a magnificent palace standing right in the centre of the city.
Magnificent in a sentence
Example 1: The Taj Mahal looks magnificent at sunrise.
Example 2: The peacock spread its magnificent tail.
Example 3: We watched a magnificent sunset from the beach at Puri.
Fun Fact
Magnificent comes from the Latin magnus, 'great'. Magnify and magnitude come from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
magnificent
a) dull
b) splendid
c) ugly
d) tiny
Show answer
b) splendid. Magnificent and splendid both describe something very grand.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
fingmicante
a) magnifficent
b) magnifecent
c) megnificent
d) magnificent
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d) magnificent. Start with magn, and finish with the four letters that spell the sound 'sent'.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
magniificent
a) n
b) i
c) c
d) g
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b) i. After magn comes a single i, and then the f.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) beautifull
b) splended
c) magnificent
d) wunderful
Show answer
c) magnificent. Splendid ends in did, beautiful has one l at the end and wonderful has an o after the w; magnificent is spelt right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Most people would call ____ magnificent.
a) a palace lit up at night
b) a cup of sweet tea
c) a clean school bag
d) a neat new pencil box
Show answer
a) a palace lit up at night
2. If a singer gives a magnificent show, the audience will probably ____.
a) fall asleep in their seats
b) clap and cheer for long
c) leave before the end
d) ask for their money back
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b) clap and cheer for long
