magnanimous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/ en-us-magnanimous.ogg en-au-magnanimous.ogg

magnanimous more magnanimous most magnanimous

From Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”). Displaced native Old English miċelmōd (literally “big-minded”).

big-hearted generous great-hearted large-hearted unselfish

magnanimity magnanimously magnanimousness

unmagnanimous

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