magnanimousadj.

Brit.

/maɡˈnanᵻməs/, U.S.

/mæɡˈnænəməs/

Forms: 1500s magnanimus, 1500s–1600s magnanimious, 1500s– magnanimous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin magnanimus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin magnanimus ( < magnus great (see magni- comb. form) + animus soul (see animus n.), after ancient Greek μεγάθυμος , μεγαλόψυχος , etc., and used to render the latter in translations of Aristotle) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier magnanime adj.

1. Showing magnanimity; generous in feeling or conduct; superior to petty resentment or jealousy. Also archaic: great or noble in spirit, ambition, or purpose. Cf. magnanimity n. 1, 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] > high-minded or magnanimous

athelmodc1275

freec1380

worthya1393

great-heartedc1425

noble1447

magnanimec1475

greata1500

haught1530

magnanimous1547

heartya1555

high-minded1556

noble-natured1576

generous1581

noble-minded1586

liberal-minded1592

ingenious1597

ingenuous1598

large-hearted1607

noble-tempered1654

big-hearted1711

broad-hearted1719

megalopsychic1896

big1910

1547 J. Wilkinson tr. Aristotle Ethiques sig. Eii^v The man that is Magnanimus loueth other, and if he will euil, it is openly and not closely, bicause he thinketh great vilenesse to hide his will.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. viii. 16 The discret Poet..aswell doth..honour by his pen the iust, liberall, or magnanimous Prince, as the valiaunt, amiable or bewtifull.

1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 30 Ivstice being..a masculine vertue, hath manlie, magnanimious, considerate and moderate actions.

1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 12 Pitch thy behaviour low, thy projects high; So shalt thou humble and magnanimous be.

c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 12 He was so truly magnanimous that prosperity could never lift him up in the least.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xxxiii. 416 Richard the first, a brave and magnanimous prince, was a sportsman as well as a soldier.

1802 W. Wordsworth Great Men have Been in Sonn. to Liberty They knew..what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 167 The magnanimous frankness of a man who had done great things, and who could well afford to acknowledge some deficiencies.

1878 H. James Europeans II. vi. 251 He wanted to be magnanimous; he wanted to have a fine moral pleasure.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxvii. 372 I should have thought that the prompting of a magnanimous and noble character.

1939 C. Isherwood Goodbye to Berlin 149 ‘I think you might have said good-bye to her,’ said Peter, who could afford to be magnanimous, now that he saw his enemy routed.

1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities ii. 80 He assumes that the magnanimous Elector will pardon him.

†2. Great in courage; nobly brave or valiant. Of a quality, action, etc.: proceeding from or manifesting great courage. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > [adjective] > highly courageous

haught1530

magnanimous1584

high-couraged1830

1584 G. Whetstone Mirour for Magestrates f. 1^v The incouragement, that the magnanimious Cesar gaue vnto his souldiours.

1586 W. Warner Æneidos in Albions Eng. sig. Oi Elisa (whom the Phœnicians for her magnanimious dying, did afterwards name Dido).

1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 196 The first course seem'd safest and most considerate; the latter was more magnanimous, but with-all temerarious.

a1719 J. Addison Evid. Christian Relig. (1733) iii. 25 The irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xli. 430 When she saw an evident necessity she braved danger with magnanimous courage.

1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxviii. 85 All their magnanimous threats ended in a ridiculous vote of censure.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 323 The Douglas..was too magnanimous not to interest himself in what was passing.

1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish iii For he was great of heart, magnanimous, courtly, courageous.

Derivatives

magˈnanimousness n. rare = magnanimity n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity

high-mindedness1571

handsomeness1577

noble-mindedness1583

generousness1593

ingenuity1598

magnanimity1598

magnanimousness1606

ingenuousness1611

megalopsychy1656

generosity1783

high thinking1807

greatheartedness1813

kalokagathia1921

megalopsychia1962

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xviii. 71 They should..see he had the like liberallity and magnanimousnesse of mind.

1862 M. Oliphant Last of Mortimers II. 257 I am not sure my great magnanimousness did not have a root in what Harry called ‘feeling extravagant’.

1995 V. Genia Counseling & Psychotherapy Relig. Clients 57 Recipients of the martyr's magnanimousness are..manipulated under the guise of love.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magnanimous
释义	magnanimousadj. Brit. /maɡˈnanᵻməs/, U.S. /mæɡˈnænəməs/ Forms: 1500s magnanimus, 1500s–1600s magnanimious, 1500s– magnanimous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin magnanimus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin magnanimus ( < magnus great (see magni- comb. form) + animus soul (see animus n.), after ancient Greek μεγάθυμος , μεγαλόψυχος , etc., and used to render the latter in translations of Aristotle) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier magnanime adj. 1. Showing magnanimity; generous in feeling or conduct; superior to petty resentment or jealousy. Also archaic: great or noble in spirit, ambition, or purpose. Cf. magnanimity n. 1, 3. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] > high-minded or magnanimous athelmodc1275 freec1380 worthya1393 great-heartedc1425 noble1447 magnanimec1475 greata1500 haught1530 magnanimous1547 heartya1555 high-minded1556 noble-natured1576 generous1581 noble-minded1586 liberal-minded1592 ingenious1597 ingenuous1598 large-hearted1607 noble-tempered1654 big-hearted1711 broad-hearted1719 megalopsychic1896 big1910 1547 J. Wilkinson tr. Aristotle Ethiques sig. Eii^v The man that is Magnanimus loueth other, and if he will euil, it is openly and not closely, bicause he thinketh great vilenesse to hide his will. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. viii. 16 The discret Poet..aswell doth..honour by his pen the iust, liberall, or magnanimous Prince, as the valiaunt, amiable or bewtifull. 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 30 Ivstice being..a masculine vertue, hath manlie, magnanimious, considerate and moderate actions. 1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 12 Pitch thy behaviour low, thy projects high; So shalt thou humble and magnanimous be. c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 12 He was so truly magnanimous that prosperity could never lift him up in the least. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xxxiii. 416 Richard the first, a brave and magnanimous prince, was a sportsman as well as a soldier. 1802 W. Wordsworth Great Men have Been in Sonn. to Liberty They knew..what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 167 The magnanimous frankness of a man who had done great things, and who could well afford to acknowledge some deficiencies. 1878 H. James Europeans II. vi. 251 He wanted to be magnanimous; he wanted to have a fine moral pleasure. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxvii. 372 I should have thought that the prompting of a magnanimous and noble character. 1939 C. Isherwood Goodbye to Berlin 149 ‘I think you might have said good-bye to her,’ said Peter, who could afford to be magnanimous, now that he saw his enemy routed. 1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities ii. 80 He assumes that the magnanimous Elector will pardon him. †2. Great in courage; nobly brave or valiant. Of a quality, action, etc.: proceeding from or manifesting great courage. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > [adjective] > highly courageous haught1530 magnanimous1584 high-couraged1830 1584 G. Whetstone Mirour for Magestrates f. 1^v The incouragement, that the magnanimious Cesar gaue vnto his souldiours. 1586 W. Warner Æneidos in Albions Eng. sig. Oi Elisa (whom the Phœnicians for her magnanimious dying, did afterwards name Dido). 1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 196 The first course seem'd safest and most considerate; the latter was more magnanimous, but with-all temerarious. a1719 J. Addison Evid. Christian Relig. (1733) iii. 25 The irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xli. 430 When she saw an evident necessity she braved danger with magnanimous courage. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxviii. 85 All their magnanimous threats ended in a ridiculous vote of censure. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 323 The Douglas..was too magnanimous not to interest himself in what was passing. 1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish iii For he was great of heart, magnanimous, courtly, courageous. Derivatives magˈnanimousness n. rare = magnanimity n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity high-mindedness1571 handsomeness1577 noble-mindedness1583 generousness1593 ingenuity1598 magnanimity1598 magnanimousness1606 ingenuousness1611 megalopsychy1656 generosity1783 high thinking1807 greatheartedness1813 kalokagathia1921 megalopsychia1962 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xviii. 71 They should..see he had the like liberallity and magnanimousnesse of mind. 1862 M. Oliphant Last of Mortimers II. 257 I am not sure my great magnanimousness did not have a root in what Harry called ‘feeling extravagant’. 1995 V. Genia Counseling & Psychotherapy Relig. Clients 57 Recipients of the martyr's magnanimousness are..manipulated under the guise of love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1547
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