Etymology

magnanimous

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Today it means: Noble and generous in spirit. Full definition →

Latin magnanimus
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  1. Latin · derived frommagnanimus
  2. English todaymagnanimous

From Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”). Displaced native Old English miċelmōd (literally “big-minded”).

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