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Greatness that doesn't ask permission — splendor with a budget to match.
means Splendor on a grand scale — impressive beauty, size, or richness that commands awe rather than mere approval.
from From Latin magnificentia, built from magnus ('great') and facere ('to make/do') — literally 'great-making' or 'doing greatly.' It traveled through Old French magnificence into English, keeping its sense of greatness intact the whole way: nothing lost, nothing diminished in translation.
- root
- latin magnificus, literally doing great things
- vs grand
- grand describes scale, magnificent demands awe
- aristotle's virtue
- he called it the right way to spend big
- usage tell
- reserved for things that make you stop talking