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magnanimity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: munificence, largess, largesse, openhandedness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liberality, liberalness

History

Etymology

From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شهامَة — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Catalan: magnanimitat — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬宏大量 /宽宏大量 (kuānhóngdàliàng) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大度 (dàdù) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Czech: velkodušnost — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Danish: storsind — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Danish: højsind — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Danish: ædelmod — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Danish: ædelmodighed — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Dutch: grootmoedigheid — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Esperanto: grandanimeco — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • French: magnanimité — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Galician: magnanimidade — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • German: Großmut — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • German: Großzügigkeit — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • German: Seelengröße — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • German: Großmütigkeit — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • German: Großherzigkeit — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • German: Edelmut — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Greek: μεγαλοψυχία (megalopsychía) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Hungarian: nagylelkűség — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Ido: grandanmeso — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Irish: móraigeantacht — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Irish: mórintinn — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Irish: gart — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Italian: magnanimità — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Japanese: 寛大さ (kandai-sa) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Korean: 활달 (hwaldal) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Latin: magnanimitas — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Latvian: augstsirdība — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Macedonian: велико́душност (velikódušnost) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: storsinnethet — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høysinn — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høymodighet — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Polish: wielkoduszność — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Polish: wspaniałomyślność — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Portuguese: magnanimidade — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Russian: великоду́шие (velikodúšije) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Spanish: magnanimidad — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Spanish: generosidad — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Tamil: பெருந்தன்மை (peruntaṉmai) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Ukrainian: великоду́шність (velykodúšnistʹ) — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Welsh: eangfrydedd — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
  • Welsh: haelfrydedd — The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul