MAGNANIMOUS


Meaning of MAGNANIMOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mag-ˈna-nə-məs ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.