exceptional vs magnificent

exceptional

adj
  • Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. 

  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. 

  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. 

noun
  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value 

magnificent

adj
  • Exceptional for its kind. 

  • Grand or noble in action. 

  • Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance. 

How often have the words exceptional and magnificent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )