1. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

e.g. for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products

Synonym: magnificencebrilliancesplendorgrandeurgrandness

2. a quality that outshines the usual

Synonym: lusterlustrebrilliancysplendor