Synonyms for magnanimous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mag-nan-uh-muhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : mægˈnæn ə məs |
Top 10 synonyms for magnanimous
Définition of magnanimous
Origin :- 1580s, a back-formation from magnanimity + -ous, or else from Latin magnanimus "highminded," literally "great-souled" (see magnanimity). Related: Magnanimously.
- adj giving and kind
- But then, when it came to a show-down she might not be so magnanimous as she had appeared tonight.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- The magnanimous and intrepid Logan resolved on making an effort to save him.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
- She knew, indeed, that he had a magnanimous soul and a kind heart.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- There was a sting in that thought, too; but he struggled to be magnanimous.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Do you think the noble and magnanimous Guidobaldo would let you hang?
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- "You can afford to be magnanimous," Urquhart snapped out fiercely.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- You are the most magnanimous of men but you are throwing it away on me.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- But she carried a guarantee of its value in her pocket, and could afford to be magnanimous.
- Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
- Ah you're so magnanimous that you shall have it for nothing!
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- Buck had something in him which taught him how to be magnanimous.
- Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Antonyms for magnanimous
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