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Antonyms for magnanimous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mag-nan-uh-muhs
Phonetic Transcription : mægˈnæn ə məs



Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for magnanimous

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