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Magnanimous

/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/

Noble and generous in spirit.

📖 Definitions of "Magnanimous"

adjective

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Noble and generous in spirit.
"He thinks himself ardent, impulsive, passionate, magnanimous — capable of boundless enthusiasm for an idea or a sentiment."

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
noblenoun	Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
largenoun	Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
bignoun	Of great size, large.
generous	Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
greathearted	Magnanimous.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
generous	Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
greathearted	Magnanimous.
large	Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
big	Of great size, large.
noble	Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
tolerant	Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
great	(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
inclusive	Including (almost) everything within its scope.
inclusionary	Marked by inclusiveness
full-souled	Magnanimous; of noble disposition.
bighearted	Noble, kind and generous.
handsome	Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly:
graceful	Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
large-hearted	Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal.
charitable	Kind, generous.
freely	In a free manner.
gracious	kind and warmly courteous
benevolent	Having a disposition to do good.
big-hearted	Alternative form of bighearted. [Noble, kind and generous.]
superbenevolent	Very benevolent.