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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•nan•i•mous /mægˈnænəməs/USA pronunciation adj. - generous and gracious in forgiving an insult or harm done to one:magnanimous after his victory.
mag•nan•i•mous•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•nan•i•mous (mag nan′ə məs),USA pronunciation adj. - generous in forgiving an insult or injury;
free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness:to be magnanimous toward one's enemies. - high-minded;
noble:a just and magnanimous ruler. - proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.:a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.
- Latin magnanimus great-souled, equivalent. to magn(us) magn- + anim(us) spirit, soul, mind + -us -ous
- 1575–85
mag•nan′i•mous•ly, adv. mag•nan′i•mous•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged big, liberal, unspiteful.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See noble.
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