magnanimous
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- adjective
- /mæɡˈnænɪməs/
- Formal
- It was magnanimous of her to forgive him after all that he had done.
- more magnanimous
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Watch on YouTubeAnd at the same time she is magnanimous, kind, loving to all her children, her children being us humanity.
- And at the same time she is magnanimous, kind, loving to all her children, her children being us humanity.
- And the magnanimous person or the great soul person is actually one of the ideals for, for Aristotle.
- He was just like super reserved, super magnanimous.
- You know, he's, he's a incredibly magnanimous, huge smile, wonderful person, tons of energy.
- Or we translate that as magnanimous, which is just, you know, from the Latin Magna on among great, great soul.
Examples
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It's a very magnanimous gesture.
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As the host of the blog, Laura is far too magnanimous in her response.
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- Oh, how magnanimous of you.
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Just another example of your magnanimous majesty.
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You are too magnanimous, Your Majesty.
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"I suppose our director can afford to be magnanimous now," he said as they walked off.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm going to be completely magnanimous.
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The Muslim army was as magnanimous in victory as it had been tenacious in battle.
Academic text (2002) -
Hampton, ever kindly and magnanimous, takes him in and makes him a member of the household.
Academic text (2003) -
Relationships at the heart move beyond competitiveness and self-aggrandizement to become selfless and magnanimous.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
Being helpful and caring toward other people
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3.4
Showing kindness and being generous, especially by giving help or money to people in need
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3.1
Ready to stop feeling angry after someone hurts you
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2.7
Generous and willing to forgive others
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2.8
Being kind and willing to help other people
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5.1
Willing to help other people and give them things they need
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1.0
Being gentle and caring to other people
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2.5
A person who cares about others and often helps them
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1.2
Willing to forgive small mistakes and not be strict
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6.3
A ruler who is kind and gives people help or second chances
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7.8
Being kind and helping people by giving money or other help
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7.3
Giving a large amount freely, like food or money
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2.5
Very generous and kind in giving or forgiving others
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4.3
A person who is generous, kind, and understanding toward others
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3.7
Kind and friendly to other people
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2.6
Being kind and generous and willing to help others
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9.1
Very generous and giving large gifts of money to others
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8.2
Being kind and generous and ready to forgive and help others
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4.1
Showing kindness and generosity by helping or forgiving others
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
magnanimous = magn + anim + ous
Although historically built from Latin magn- ('great') + anim- ('soul'), these combining forms are not productive standalone English words, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from the parts; only the suffix '-ous' is clearly recognisable.
Etymology
Magnanimous comes from Latin parts magn- meaning 'great', as in magnificent, and animus meaning 'spirit' or 'heart'. So being magnanimous is having a 'great spirit', being generous and noble, especially in forgiving others.