munificence en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/
Etymology
From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being munificent; generosity.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| munificences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
munificent · municipal · municipality · remunerate · remuneration
Translations (38)
mk даре́жливост (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · hy շռայլություն (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sh štedrost (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · fr munificence (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · nl vrijgevigheid (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · de Großzügigkeit (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · nl generositeit (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ar سَخَاء (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · mk велико́душност (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · grc μεγαλοπρέπεια (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sv givmildhet (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sh izdašnost (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ota ویركی (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · fi avokätisyys (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · bg щедрост (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sk štedrosť (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · pl hojność (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · es munificencia (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · nl goedgeefsheid (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ga mórmhaitheas (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sa राधस् (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · fr générosité (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ca munificència (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · de Freigebigkeit (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · nl munificentie (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · pt munificência (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · pl szczodrość (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sv frikostighet (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · nl gulheid (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ar كَرَم (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ota جومردلك (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · cs štědrost (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · fi anteliaisuus (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · hy առատաձեռնություն (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ru ще́дрость (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · sv generositet (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · ga flaithiúlacht (the quality of being munificent; generosity) · mk ште́дрост (the quality of being munificent; generosity)