munificence
/mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/
munificence noun: the quality of being munificent; generosity.
Noun (1)
munificence (usually uncountable, plural munificences)
- The quality of being munificent; generosity.
- Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 3
- And surely, no form of munificence should entitle to a more grateful and lasting remembrance, than that which promotes the right education of youth;...1845, Lydia Sigourney, Scenes in my Native Land, The Great Oak of Geneseo, pages 86–87
Noun (2)
munificence
- Means of defence; fortification.
- Untill that Locrine for his Realmes defence,
Did head against them make and strong munificence1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Untill that Locrine for his Realmes defence,
munificence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
munificence in Hindi
- munificence
- उदार udār
munificence in Tamil
- உதார குணமிருத்தல், கொடை குணமிருத்தல், தாராளமான மனமிருத்தல், ஈகைக் குணம்கொண்டிருத்தல்
munificence in Urdu
- munificence
- ادار udār
munificence in Bengali
- অত্যধিক উদারতা, বদান্যতা
More languagesFewer languages
- munificence in Malayalam
- ഔദാര്യം, ദാനശീലം, ഉദാരത്വം
- munificence in Kannada
- ಕೊಡುಗೈತನ, ಧಾರಾಳ, ದಾನಗುಣ
- munificence in Sanskrit
- राधस् rādhas
- munificence in Arabic
- سَخَاء saḵāʔ, كَرَم karam
Forms of munificence
| plural | munificences |
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Origin of munificence
From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”).
Compare Latin munire (“to fortify”).
Questions about munificence
- What does munificence mean?
- Munificence means the quality of being munificent; generosity.
- What is munificence in Hindi?
- Munificence in Hindi is उदार (udār). See Munificence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is munificence?
- Munificence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce munificence?
- Munificence is pronounced /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/.
- What is the plural of munificence?
- The plural of munificence is munificences.
Words near munificence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: munificence (page history and authors); उदार (Hindi) (page history and authors); munificence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ادار (Urdu) (page history and authors); munificence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); munificence (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); munificence (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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