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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective magnanimous has 2 senses
- magnanimous(s = adj.all) greathearted - noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" Derived form noun magnanimousness1
- magnanimous(s = adj.all) big, large - generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" Derived forms noun magnanimity1, noun magnanimousness1
CIDE DICTIONARY
- Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror. [1913 Webster]"Be magnanimous in the enterprise." [1913 Webster]"To give a kingdom hath been thought
Greater and nobler done, and to lay down
Far more magnanimous than to assume." [1913 Webster] - Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish. [1913 Webster]"Both strived for death; magnanimous debate." [1913 Webster]"There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
magnanimous, adj. nobly generous; not petty in feelings or conduct.
Derivative
magnanimity n. magnanimously adv.
Etymology
L magnanimus f. magnus great + animus soul
THESAURUS
magnanimous
altruistic, august, benevolent, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, chivalrous, conciliatory, considerate, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, famous, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, free, freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, glorious, godlike, gracious, great, great of heart, greathearted, handsome, heroic, high, high-minded, hospitable, idealistic, indulgent, kind, knightly, large, largehearted, lauded, lavish, lenient, liberal, lofty, long-suffering, longanimous, magnificent, majestic, munificent, noble, noble-minded, open, openhanded, openhearted, patient, placable, princely, profuse, prominent, renowned, soaring, sparing, stintless, sublime, superb, tolerant, tolerating, towering, ungrudging, unresentful, unrevengeful, unselfish, unsparing, unstinted, unstintingROGET THESAURUS
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Disinterestedness
N disinterestedness, generosity, liberality, liberalism, altruism, benevolence, elevation, loftiness of purpose, exaltation, magnanimity, chivalry, chivalrous spirit, heroism, sublimity, self-denial, self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, self-immolation, self-control, stoicism, devotion, martyrdom, suttee, labor of love, disinterested, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self- devoted, generous, handsome, liberal, noble, broad-minded, noble-minded, high-minded, princely, great, high, elevated, lofty, exalted, spirited, stoical, magnanimous, great-hearted, large-hearted, chivalrous, heroic, sublime, unbought, unbribed, uncorrupted, non vobis solum.
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