magnanimity
/ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/
magnanimity noun: the quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
Noun
magnanimity (countable and uncountable, plural magnanimities)
- The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
- ...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 206 - …with an air of one allowing magnanimity to triumph over grief. "Nobody can blame you…"1907, O. Henry, The Princess and the Puma, pages 266–275
- Synonyms:
- magnanimousness
- ...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."
magnanimity meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
magnanimity in Tamil
- The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
- பெருந்தன்மை peruntaṉmai
magnanimity in Urdu
- عالی ظرفی, بلند نظری, کلیجہ, شرف النفس
magnanimity in Telugu
- magnanimity, high spirit
- ప్రభావము prabhāvamu
magnanimity in Malayalam
- മഹാമനസ്കത, മാഹാത്മ്യം, ഔദാര്യം
More languagesFewer languages
- magnanimity in Kannada
- ಉದಾರತನ, ಉದಾತ್ತತನ, ಉದಾರ ಹೃದಯವಂತಿಕೆ
- magnanimity in Sanskrit
- माहात्म्य māhātmya
- magnanimity in Arabic
- شهامَة
Synonyms of magnanimity
Forms of magnanimity
| plural | magnanimities |
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Origin of magnanimity
From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās.
Questions about magnanimity
- What does magnanimity mean?
- Magnanimity means the quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
- What is magnanimity in Tamil?
- Magnanimity in Tamil is பெருந்தன்மை (peruntaṉmai). See Magnanimity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is magnanimity?
- Magnanimity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce magnanimity?
- Magnanimity is pronounced /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/.
- What is the plural of magnanimity?
- The plural of magnanimity is magnanimities.
Words near magnanimity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnanimity (page history and authors); magnanimity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ప్రభావము (Telugu) (page history and authors); magnanimity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnanimity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); माहात्म्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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