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magnanimity

[mag-nuh-nim-i-tee]
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noun, plural mag·na·nim·i·ties for 2.

the quality of being magnanimous.
a magnanimous act.

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Nearby words

  1. magna est veritas, et praevalebit,
  2. magna graecia,
  3. magna mater,
  4. magnaflux,
  5. magnalium,
  6. magnanimous,
  7. magnanimously,
  8. magnate,
  9. magnesia,
  10. magnesite

Origin of magnanimity

1300–50; Middle English magnanimite < Latin magnanimitās. See magnanimous, -ity
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British Dictionary definitions for magnanimity

magnanimity

noun plural -ties

generosity

Word Origin for magnanimity

C14: via Old French from Latin magnanimitās, from magnus great + animus soul
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Word Origin and History for magnanimity

magnanimity

n.

mid-14c., "loftiness of thought or purpose," from Old French magnanimité "high-mindedness, generosity of spirit," from Latin magnanimitatem (nominative magnanimitas) "greatness of soul, high-mindedness," from magnanimus "having a great soul," from magnus "great" (see magnate) + animus "mind, soul, spirit" (see animus). Probably a loan-translation of Greek megalopsykhos "high-souled, generous" (Aristotle) or megathymus "great-hearted."

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