magnanimity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmægnəˈnɪmɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmægnəˈnɪmɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mag′nə nim′i tē)

Inflections of 'magnanimity' (n): npl: magnanimities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mag•na•nim•i•ty /ˌmægnəˈnɪmɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. the quality or condition of being magnanimous.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mag•na•nim•i•ty  (mag′nə nim′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.
  1. the quality of being magnanimous.
  2. a magnanimous act.
  • Latin magnanimitās. See magnanimous, -ity
  • Middle English magnanimite 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
magnanimity / ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. generosity
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin magnanimitās, from magnus great + animus soul
'magnanimity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
divine - generosity

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