magnífico
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid”), derived from Latin magnus (“great”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɡiˈni.fi.ku/, /maɡˈni.fi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maɡˈni.fi.ko/, /ma.ɡiˈni.fi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /maˈɡni.fi.ku/ [maˈɣni.fi.ku]
- Hyphenation: mag‧ní‧fi‧co
Adjective
magnífico (feminine magnífica, masculine plural magníficos, feminine plural magníficas)
- magnificent (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance)
- Synonyms: elegante, esplêndido, esplendoroso, grandioso, imponente, magnificente
- Antonyms: comum, medíocre, mundano, ordinário, reles
- very good; terrific; excellent
- Synonyms: excelente, excepcional, fantástico, formidável, maravilhoso, ótimo
- Antonyms: horrível, horroroso, péssimo, ruim, terrível
- the title of a rector (headmaster in various educational institutions)
Derived terms
Noun
magnífico m (plural magníficos)
- (historical) magnifico (nobleman of Venice)
Related terms
- magnificação
- magnificar
- magnificência
- magnificente
- magno
Further reading
- “magnífico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnificus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡˈnifiko/ [maɣ̞ˈni.fi.ko]
- Rhymes: -ifiko
- Syllabification: mag‧ní‧fi‧co
Adjective
magnífico (feminine magnífica, masculine plural magníficos, feminine plural magníficas)
- magnificent
- Synonym: macanudo
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “magnífico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024