munificent

mu·nif·i·cent

M0484100 (myo͞o-nĭf′ĭ-sənt)adj.1. Very liberal in giving; generous: a munificent benefactor.2. Showing great generosity: a munificent gift. See Synonyms at liberal.

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[Latin mūnificēns, mūnificent-, from mūnificus : mūnus, gift; see mei- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see fact.]

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mu·nif′i·cence n.mu·nif′i·cent·ly adv.

munificent

(mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt) adj1. (of a person) very generous; bountiful2. (of a gift) generous; liberal[C16: back formation from Latin mūnificentia liberality, from mūnificus, from mūnus gift + facere to make] muˈnificence, muˈnificentness n muˈnificently adv

mu•nif•i•cent

(myuˈnɪf ə sənt)

adj. characterized by or displaying great generosity. [1575–85; < Latin mūnificent-, s., in derivation, of mūnific(us) performing one's obligations, bountiful, generous =mūni(a) functions, duties + -ficus -fic; compare magnificent] mu•nif′i•cence, n. mu•nif′i•cent•ly, adv. syn: See generous.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

munificent - very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"lavish, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstintinggenerous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

munificent

adjective generous, liberal, lavish, benevolent, rich, princely, free-handed, philanthropic, bountiful, magnanimous, open-handed, big-hearted, unstinting, beneficent, bounteous a munificent donation
mean, small, cheap, stingy, parsimonious, miserly

munificent

adjectiveCharacterized by bounteous giving:free, freehanded, generous, handsome, lavish, liberal, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting.

Translations

munificorausrundhåndet