munificent
/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/
munificent adjective: very liberal in giving or bestowing.
Adjective
munificent (comparative more munificent, superlative most munificent)
- Very liberal in giving or bestowing.
- Munificent as he was in his own disposition in the conferring of favours, his acceptance, under the circumstances we have described, of the fortune bestowed by Robert, he found upon reasoning with himself to be perfectly consistent with the most scrupulous principles of uprightness and probity:[…]1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XXI, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 272
- Tellson's Bank […] was a munificent house, and extended great liberality to old customers who had fallen from their high estate.1859, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in A Tale of Two Cities
- Very generous; lavish.
- On the hill, where kites used to be flown, stood the fine college which Mr Laurence's munificent legacy had built.1886, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 1, in Jo’s Boys, and How They Turned Out. A Sequel to “Little Men.”, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC
- It was all very well for this casual youth to make her a present of a half million acres of land in this debonair way, but she could not persuade herself to accept so munificent a gift.1914, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 25, in A Daughter of the Donss
munificent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
munificent in Hindi
- (of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing
- दानवीर dānvīr
munificent in Tamil
- பெரும் வள்ளற்றன்மையுடைய
munificent in Urdu
- munificent
- ادار udār
munificent in Bengali
- অত্যন্ত উদার, প্রচুর দানশীল
More languagesFewer languages
- munificent in Malayalam
- ഔദാര്യശീലമുളള, ഉദാരനായ, ദാനശീലനായ
- munificent in Kannada
- ಕೊಡುಗಯ್
- munificent in Indonesian
- dermawan
Examples of munificent in a sentence
- [M]ilk producers are among the most munificent backers of political campaigns in the U.S.1974 April 8, “Politics: Milkmen Skimming Off More Cream”, in Time, retrieved 05 Sep 2013:
- An exceptionally munificent benefactor of several institutions, he has given $100 million each to MIT and Harvard.2008 March 20, Martin Filler, “Broad-Minded Museum”, in New York Review of Books, retrieved 05 Sep 2013:
- The machinists finally agreed to a munificent increase averaging 5.7% a year for three years.1969 April 11, “Business: Up, Up and Away with Wages”, in Time, retrieved 05 Sep 2013:
Synonyms of munificent
Forms of munificent
| comparative | more munificent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most munificent |
Origin of munificent
Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia.
Words formed from munificent
Questions about munificent
- What does munificent mean?
- Munificent means very liberal in giving or bestowing.
- What is munificent in Hindi?
- Munificent in Hindi is दानवीर (dānvīr). See Munificent meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use munificent in a sentence?
- [M]ilk producers are among the most munificent backers of political campaigns in the U.S.
- What part of speech is munificent?
- Munificent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce munificent?
- Munificent is pronounced /mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/ (UK).
Words near munificent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: munificent (page history and authors); munificent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ادار (Urdu) (page history and authors); munificent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); munificent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); munificent (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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