magnanimity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/
Etymology
From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:The duke had not taken advantage of this, but Bonaparte had later rewarded his magnanimity by having him put to death.
2005 [1868–9], Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4, page 15:
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Translations (45)
de Großherzigkeit (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · hu nagylelkűség (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ko 활달 (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · de Großmut (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · pt magnanimidade (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ca magnanimitat (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · cmn 寬宏大量 /宽宏大量 (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · cs velkodušnost (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · el μεγαλοψυχία (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ru великоду́шие (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · nl grootmoedigheid (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · cmn 大度 (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · cy eangfrydedd (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · de Großmütigkeit (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · lv augstsirdība (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · da ædelmod (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ga móraigeantacht (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · pl wspaniałomyślność (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · io grandanmeso (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · da ædelmodighed (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · de Edelmut (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · cy haelfrydedd (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · mk велико́душност (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · nb høysinn (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · la magnanimitas (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · da storsind (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ar شهامَة (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ga gart (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · fr magnanimité (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ta பெருந்தன்மை (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · gl magnanimidade (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · da højsind (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · eo grandanimeco (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · de Großzügigkeit (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · de Seelengröße (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ja 寛大さ (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · uk великоду́шність (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · fi jalomielisyys (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · nb storsinnethet (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · es magnanimidad (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · ga mórintinn (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · nb høymodighet (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · es generosidad (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · pl wielkoduszność (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) · it magnanimità (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul)