mag ‧ nan ‧ i ‧ mous /mæɡˈnænəməs, mæɡˈnænɪməs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: magnanimus , from magnus 'great' + animus 'spirit' ]
kind and generous, especially to someone that you have defeated:
a magnanimous gesture
—magnanimously adverb
—magnanimity /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪməti, ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/ noun [uncountable]