adj.
Pronunciation: mag- ' na-n ə -m ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin magnanimus, from magnus great + animus spirit ― more at MUCH , ANIMATE
Date: 1567
1 : showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit <the irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers ― Joseph Addison>
2 : showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind <too sincere for dissimulation, too magnanimous for resentment ― Ellen Glasgow>
– mag · nan · i · mous · ly adverb
– mag · nan · i · mous · ness noun