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
  • 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
  • So, there’s a magnificence in that, and there’s a magnificence in the Sistine Chapel.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • For all the grandeur, o1 has some familiar limitations.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ellen and her husband, Thomas (Nicholas Hoult), have a modest flat but aspire to the grandeur of their best friends, Friedrich (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Anna (Emma Corrin).
    Bill Desowitz, 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
  • The outcome is a society in which the poor lack dignity and solidarity because they are caught in a system that pushes them to loathe their own situation rather than seek community assistance.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • How to think about human dignity Our greatest philosophers and spiritual thinkers have considered this same dilemma over the course of centuries.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • Experience the elegance of a traditional Victorian afternoon tea with samplings, etiquette lessons, and a mansion tour.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From pendants to match boxes to travel bags— Aerin is an ecosystem of elegance. .
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 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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