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magnanimous(dictionary)
magnanimous(dictionary)

magnanimous (iou)



magnanimous adjective. L16.
[from Latin magnanimus, from magnus great + animus mind: see -OUS.]
Of great courage; nobly valiant; (of a quality, action, etc.) proceeding from or manifesting high courage. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
D. Hume When she saw an evident necessity she braved danger with magnanimous courage.
Showing magnanimity; generous in feeling or conduct; not petty; arch. nobly ambitious. L16.
Ld Macaulay The magnanimous frankness of a man..who could well afford to acknowledge some deficiencies. M. West His holiness was relieved enough to be magnanimous.
magnanimously adverb E17.
magnanimousness noun (rare) E17.