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magnanimous

[mag-nan-uh-muhs]

adjective

  1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.

    to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. high-minded; noble.

    a just and magnanimous ruler.

  3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc..

    a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.



magnanimous

/ æɡˈæɪə /

adjective

  1. generous and noble

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • magnanimously adverb
  • magnanimousness noun
  • unmagnanimous adjective
  • unmagnanimously adverb
  • unmagnanimousness noun
  • ˈԲԾdzܲԱ noun
  • ˈԲԾdzܲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnanimous1

First recorded in 1540–60; from Latin magnanimus “great-souled,” equivalent to magn(us) “great” + anim(us) “spirit, soul, mind” + -us adjective suffix; magn-, -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnanimous1

C16: from Latin magnanimus great-souled
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Synonym Study

See noble.
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Example Sentences

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Everyone at the party wants to be in Mary’s orbit because she’s magnanimous, not pretentious.

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When she returned for Season 3, she was slightly more magnanimous and less flighty, trying her best to achieve harmony with the rest of the cast.

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LK: In California, I learned that nature is benevolent and magnanimous.

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This time, on Tuesday evening, Trump is expected to return to the House chamber with a less magnanimous message that asserts a more muscular presidency wielding unparalleled executive power.

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Zelenskyy bristled at that, but said nothing even as Trump tried to sound magnanimous for taking Ukraine’s natural resources in exchange for helping the country survive the unwanted invasion from Russia.

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