munificent (redirected from munificences)

mu·nif·i·cent  (my-nf-snt)

adj.

1. Very liberal in giving; generous.

2. Showing great generosity: a munificent gift. See Synonyms at liberal.

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[Latin mnificns, mnificent-, from mnificus : mnus, gift; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see fact.]

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mu·nifi·cence n.

mu·nifi·cent·ly adv.

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munificent [mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt]

adj

1. (of a person) very generous; bountiful

2. (of a gift) generous; liberal

[back formation from Latin mūnificentia liberality, from mūnificus, from mūnus gift + facere to make]

munificence , munificentness n

munificently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

munificent - very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" lavish, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

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munificent

adjective generous, liberal, lavish, benevolent, rich, princely, free-handed, philanthropic, bountiful, magnanimous, open-handed, big-hearted, unstinting, beneficent, bounteous a munificent donation
mean, small, cheap, stingy, parsimonious, miserly

Translations

munificent [mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt] ADJ → munífico, munificente

munificent

adj (form) → großzügig; person also → generös (geh)

munificent [mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt] adj → munifico/a

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munificent [mjuːˈnɪfɪsnt] adj → munifico/a