Meanings
nounmagnanimity (countable and uncountable, plural magnanimities)
plural magnanimities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
…with an air of one allowing magnanimity to triumph over grief. "Nobody can blame you…"
1907, O. Henry, The Princess and the Puma, pages 266–2752 more examples
...and thirdly, I have I behaved exceedingly ill to you, and, consequently, feel it quite magnanimous not to hate you, which is the established rule on such occasions." "Pray, continue your magnanimity."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 206The duke had not taken advantage of this, but Bonaparte had later rewarded his magnanimity by having him put to death.
2005 [1868–9], Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4, page 15Synonyms: magnanimousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
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nounliberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
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Origin
- Latinmagnanimitās
- Old French[Term?]
- Middle Frenchmagnanimité
- Englishmagnanimity
From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās.
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Arabic شهامَة
- شهامَةThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Catalan magnanimitat
- magnanimitatThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Chinese Mandarin 寬宏大量 /宽宏大量, 大度
- 寬宏大量 /宽宏大量 (kuānhóngdàliàng)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- 大度 (dàdù)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Czech velkodušnost
- velkodušnostThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Danish storsind, højsind
- storsindThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- højsindThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- ædelmodThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- ædelmodighedThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Dutch grootmoedigheid
- grootmoedigheidThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Esperanto grandanimeco
- grandanimecoThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Finnish jalomielisyys
- jalomielisyysThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
French magnanimité
- magnanimitéThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
German Großmut, Großzügigkeit
- GroßmutThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- GroßzügigkeitThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- SeelengrößeThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- GroßmütigkeitThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- GroßherzigkeitThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- EdelmutThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Greek μεγαλοψυχία
- μεγαλοψυχία (megalopsychía)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Hungarian nagylelkűség
- nagylelkűségThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Irish móraigeantacht, mórintinn
- móraigeantachtThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- mórintinnThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- gartThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Italian magnanimità
- magnanimitàThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Japanese 寛大さ
- 寛大さ (kandai-sa)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Korean 활달
- 활달 (hwaldal)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Latin magnanimitas
- magnanimitasThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Latvian augstsirdība
- augstsirdībaThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Norwegian Bokmål storsinnethet, høysinn
- storsinnethetThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- høysinnThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- høymodighetThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Polish wielkoduszność, wspaniałomyślność
- wielkodusznośćThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- wspaniałomyślnośćThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Portuguese magnanimidade
- magnanimidadeThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Russian великоду́шие
- великоду́шие (velikodúšije)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Spanish magnanimidad, generosidad
- magnanimidadThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- generosidadThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Tamil பெருந்தன்மை
- பெருந்தன்மை (peruntaṉmai)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Ukrainian великоду́шність
- великоду́шність (velykodúšnistʹ)The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
Welsh eangfrydedd, haelfrydedd
- eangfrydeddThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- haelfrydeddThe quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
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