munificence

American  

[myoo-nif-uh-suhns] / myuˈnɪf ə səns /

Sometimes munificentness

noun

1. the quality of being munificent, or showing unusual generosity.

   The museum's collection was greatly increased by the munificence of the family's gift.

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Etymology

Origin of munificence

First recorded in 1400–50; from Middle French, from Latin mūnificentia; munificent ( def. )

Example Sentences

By then, L.A. was preening itself over movies’ magnificence and munificence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2021

For all their munificence, the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and the great industrial philanthropists of that era were notable – even in their own day – for avoiding the whole question of economic justice.

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2020

“When you’re that wealthy you can spread your munificence anywhere that matters,” said Rob Reich, a co-director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2019

That the phones are tied into Nessma, whose cameras also faithfully followed Karoui during his charitable sorties, suggests that his acts of munificence were not entirely selfless.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2019

But despite this apparent munificence, the meat he’d been killing was very lean, and he was consuming fewer calories than he was burning.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer