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[ mag-nan -uh -muh s ] SHOW IPA
/ mægˈnæn ə məs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler.
proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.
Origin of magnanimous 1575–85; from Latin magnanimus “great-souled,” equivalent to magn(us) “great” + anim(us) “spirit, soul, mind” + -us adjective suffix; see origin at magn-, -ous
SYNONYMS FOR magnanimous 1 big, liberal, unspiteful.
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synonym study for magnanimous 2 . See noble.
OTHER WORDS FROM magnanimous mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun un·mag·nan·i·mous, adjective un·mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb
un·mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for magnanimous As such, he calls for liberals to be magnanimous , recognize trade-offs, and say that this trade-off was worth it.
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This means that an agreement, when it finally emerges, will not be uplifting, elegant, and magnanimous .
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The opening of the film was exactly as I expected—grand and magnanimous as films like these tend to be.
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It was small and self-important rather than big and magnanimous .
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But whereas Bezukhov is redeemed by his magnanimous virtures, Soledad is driven mad by the different forces tearing at her.
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The man, too, was some magnanimous hero, riding a great horse by the shore of the sea.
Night and Day | Virginia Woolf
Christopher could afford to be magnanimous toward Alan, now that Elisabeth was the reverse.
The Farringdons | Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
Juan Lepe saw plainly that that lavish and magnanimous person aboard the Consolacion would not meet here his twin.
Surely a magnanimous Government will complete this great act of justice to a helpless people.
Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains | A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham
And herein lies the magnanimous courage of love, that it endures this knowledge without change.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
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British Dictionary definitions for magnanimous
Derived forms of magnanimous magnanimously , adverb magnanimousness , noun Word Origin for magnanimous C16: from Latin magnanimus great-souled
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Words related to magnanimous unstinting, unselfish, altruistic, charitable, selfless, forgiving, considerate, beneficent, benevolent, big, bighearted, bountiful, free, generous, great, handsome, high-minded, kindly, liberal, lofty