munificent
[myoo-nif-uh-suh nt]
- extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
- characterized by great generosity: a munificent bequest.
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Origin of munificent
Synonyms
See more synonyms for munificent on Thesaurus.com1. bountiful, bounteous, lavish.
Synonym study
1. See generous.
Antonyms
1. niggardly.
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Examples from the Web for munificent
Contemporary Examples
We remain a people powerful with ideas and capable of munificent grace.
Historical Examples
I paid him over the munificent sum you intrusted to me for him.
Victor's TriumphMrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
Joe disposed of that consideration by a munificent wave of the hand.
David DunneBelle Kanaris Maniates
And then he might not choose to accept her munificent offer!
We do hear of munificent donations by benevolent millionaires now and then.
The Lock And Key LibraryVarious
Poor Gustavo saw a munificent shower of tips vanishing into nothing.
JerryJean Webster
munificent
- (of a person) very generous; bountiful
- (of a gift) generous; liberal
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Word Origin
C16: back formation from Latin mūnificentia liberality, from mūnificus, from mūnus gift + facere to make
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Word Origin and History for munificent
adj.
1580s, back-formation from munificence, or else from Latin munificent-, stem of munificus "bountiful, liberal, generous" (see munificence).
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