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magnanimity

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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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Noun1.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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Spanish magnanimity [mægnəˈnɪmɪtɪ] n → magnanimidad f
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Never was there such a state for magnanimity as Rome.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
The latter spared him, and this magnanimity Bonaparte subsequently repaid by death.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
And that she should seem to consider me a spectacle, and totally overlook her own merits in that respect, was another puzzling thing, and a display of magnanimity, too, that was surprising in one so young.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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