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mag·na·nim·i·ty (mgn-nm-t)
n. pl. mag·na·nim·i·ties
1. The quality of being magnanimous.
2. A magnanimous act.
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magnanimity [?mægn??n?m?t?]
n pl -ties
generosity
[via Old French from Latin magnanimit?s, from magnus great + animus soul]
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Noun 1. magnanimity - liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
munificence, openhandedness, largess, largesse
liberality, liberalness - the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
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magnanimity
noun generosity, nobility, benevolence, selflessness, unselfishness, munificence, beneficence, high-mindedness, big-heartedness, charitableness, bountifulness, open-handedness, largesse or largess We will have to show magnanimity in victory.
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