About The Word Magnanimous
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Magnanimous
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What's The Definition Of Magnanimous?
[adj] 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"
[adj] noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" Synonyms | Synonyms for Magnanimous: big | generous | greathearted | large | noble Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 | longanimous | long-suffering | 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 | unstinting See Also | Magnanimous In Webster's Dictionary \Mag*nan"i*mous\, a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great +
animus mind. See {Magnate}, and {Animus}.]
1. 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.
Be magnanimous in the enterprise. --Shak.
To give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and
nobler done, and to law down Far more magnanimousan
to assume. --Milton.
2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable;
noble; not selfish.
Both strived for death; magnanimous debate.
--Stirling.
There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous
policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity
and felicity. --Washington.
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