magnanimity
/maɡnəˈnɪmɪti
/noun [mass noun]
The fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity: both sides will have to show magnanimity...
- The sisters are taking the game forward depending on their father's magnanimity and munificence in paying for air passages, schooling and cricket gear.
- Positive values include an instruction to be just and fair, to value generosity or magnanimity, to demonstrate honesty and cooperation.
- While compassion makes us feel the richer for our magnanimity, justice stirs up far more complex emotions of self-justification and equivocation.
Synonyms
generosity, charitableness, charity, benevolence, beneficence, open-handedness, big-heartedness, great-heartedness, liberality, humanity, nobility, chivalry, kindness, munificence, bountifulness, bounty, largesse, altruism, philanthropy;
unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-denial;
clemency, mercy, leniency, forgiveness, indulgence
