Magnanimous

Quick meaning: Magnanimous is an adjective meaning Noble and generous in spirit.

Meaning

Noble and generous in spirit.

Example Sentences

doolittle [sad but magnanimous] They played you off very cunning, Eliza, them two sportsmen.

She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A ſpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whoſe preſent courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, […]

I felt vaguely he was a sneak, and remained quite unmollified by advances on his side, which, in a boy's barbarous fashion, unless it suited me to be magnanimous, I haughtily ignored.

First, our friendship began at that early time when alone it is unalloyed and sincere; secondly"—and here, in spite of her vivacity, Marie's voice trembled—"you are associated with the only being in the world I ever really loved; and thirdly, I have behaved exceedingly ill to you, and, consequently, feel it quite magnanimous not to hate you, which is the established rule on such occasions.

Synonyms for magnanimous

Depending on context, synonyms include big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, noble, large.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include generous, greathearted, large, big, noble, tolerant.

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