MAGNANIMOUS


Meaning of MAGNANIMOUS in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.