formidability

noun

Definition of formidabilitynext
as in magnificence

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  1. magnificence
  2. grandeur
  3. awesomeness
  4. brilliance
  5. dignity
  6. elegance
  7. resplendence
  8. nobility
Noun
  • The magnificence of the technology is on full display in a bravura sequence in which Tóth and Van Buren travel to the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy, to select a piece of stone for the altarpiece that will sit in the Institute’s chapel.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Joe Espada aced his first managerial test The Astros did not start 7-19 because of Espada, nor is their turnaround in June a byproduct of some managerial magnificence.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • Elevating Mangione to a mythical status only serves to deepen his delusions of grandeur.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The actors are prime, but the movie is a solemn affair that could use more grandeur.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • Drop a hint that other teams or recruiters have noticed your awesomeness, too.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
  • After a day of outdoor awesomeness, enjoy some Awe and then Some at one of the plethora of bars and restaurants on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of awesomeness
Noun
  • Anderson has also added to the creativity and brilliance of Gibbs-White, with similar, invaluable attributes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • With his unmatched charisma and comedic brilliance, Toad is destined to be the funniest movie ever.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of brilliance
Noun
  • Yamani, carrying on Mansour’s themes of displacement and dignity, paired a younger man with a suitcase.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Franklin says her purpose has always been to center herself and others with dignity.
    Essence, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • The Shiz student who will become The Good Witch has a kind of classical elegance — Hannon says she was inspired by Princess Grace, particularly with Grande’s hair — and skin that is opalescent.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, at Four Seasons Santa Fe, the introduction of Seraphim Social Beverages—two nonalcoholic red wines—brings a similar level of elegance to the Southwest.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Definition of resplendence
Noun
  • There were seven Crusades, which cut down the flower of Europe’s nobility and annihilated innumerable poor serfs for a period of more than 150 years until 1270.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Collection There’s a nobility that usually comes with characters who overcome disabilities, to say nothing of the actors who play them, but one of the dark pleasures of Matchstick Men is that triumph over adversity means being the most effective criminal possible.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of nobility
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