munificence
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9.9
- noun
- /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/
- Formal
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munificencia
- We were grateful for the munificence shown by the community during our fundraising event.
Now we can cover up that suffering with the munificence of our consumer society.
- Now we can cover up that suffering with the munificence of our consumer society.
- But where people's munificence and philanthropic instincts were tickled and brought to the surface.
Examples
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The United States is now able to run monumental trade and budget deficits, fight multiple foreign wars, vote for tax cuts, extend unfunded pension and healthcare benefits to citizens over age 65, and spend money with Medici-like munificence on myriad federal programs.
Blog text (22) -
One section dealt specifically with the previously unrecognized role of women in city munificence and urban expansion.
Blog text (22) -
Now we can cover up that suffering with the munificence of our consumer society.
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The ruling also suggests the dangers involved when any religious institution comes to rely on the financial munificence of the government.
Academic text (2010) -
Even my mother would profit from his munificence and would buy a scarf or any trinkets she wanted.
Fiction book (1997) -
I think Lord Kelton with his customary, munificence desires to make you a further offer.
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To gauge the true dimensions of this munificence, comparative figures are helpful.
Academic text (1993) -
This society, according to traveler legend, was ruled by an immortal god-king, generous in his munificence but capricious in his whims.
Fiction book (2001) -
The university benefitted immensely from the munificence of its generous alumni.
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Her munificence in donating to the local shelter helped many families in need.
Synonyms
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2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
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6.3
A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
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9.5
Kindness in giving gifts or help freely
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7.9
Giving a lot of money or gifts to people
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8.5
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
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8.4
Kind acts that help other people
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7.0
Being ready to give money, help or time to other people
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7.3
A large amount of good things, often food or gifts
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6.6
A way of using a lot of money or things to show wealth
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
Being very generous and ready to give to others
Willingness to give freely and a lot to others
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
Being kind and generous to people with less power
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
munificence = munificent (transparent) = munific + ence
Formed by straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'munificent' with the productive suffix '-ence', yielding the abstract noun 'generosity'.
Etymology
Munificence comes from the Latin word munus meaning 'gift', so it originally described the act of giving gifts. That's why munificence now means great generosity or large gifts.