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adjective
- 1. generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person: "she should be magnanimous in victory"
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Magnanimous means having or showing a noble and courageous spirit, or being generous and forgiving. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of magnanimous from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Magnanimous means very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Magnanimous definition: generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness. See examples of MAGNANIMOUS used in a sentence.
Magnanimous comes from Latin magnus "great" and animus "soul," so it literally describes someone who is big-hearted. A person can show that over-sized spirit by being noble or brave, or by easily forgiving others and not showing resentment.
Magnanimous means generous and noble in spirit, especially in forgiving or overlooking insults or injuries. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of magnanimous in different languages, as well as related words and antonyms.
Magnanimous means behaving kindly and generously towards someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of magnanimous with Collins English Dictionary.
Magnanimous means kind, generous and forgiving, especially towards an enemy or competitor. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.
