Magnificent vs. Munificent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Magnificent and Munificent
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Magnificent
Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive
A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains
Munificent
Very liberal in giving; generous
A munificent benefactor.
Magnificent
Very good; excellent
She paid tribute to their magnificent efforts
Munificent
Showing great generosity
A munificent gift.
Magnificent
Splendid in appearance; grand
A magnificent palace.
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Munificent
(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.
Magnificent
Grand or noble in thought or accomplishment; exalted
A magnificent notion.
Munificent
(of a gift, donation, etc.) Very generous; lavish.
Magnificent
Outstanding of its kind; excellent
A magnificent place for sailing.
Munificent
Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor.
Magnificent
Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Munificent
Very generous;
Distributed gifts with a lavish hand
The critics were lavish in their praise
A munificent gift
His father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
Prodigal praise
Unsparing generosity
His unstinted devotion
Called for unstinting aid to Britain
Magnificent
Grand or noble in action.
Magnificent
Exceptional for its kind.
Magnificent
Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.
A prince is never so magnificentAs when he's sparing to enrich a fewWith the injuries of many.
Magnificent
Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid; pompous.
When Rome's exalted beauties I descryMagnificent in piles of ruin lie.
Magnificent
Characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
The brilliant court life at Versailles
A glorious work of art
Magnificent cathedrals
The splendid coronation ceremony
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