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munificent

  • /mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/ UK, US

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Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia.

adjective more munificent · most munificent

  1. of a person or group Very liberal in giving or bestowing. Munificent as he was in his own disposition in the conferring of favours, his acceptance, under the circumstances we have described, of the fortune bestowed by Robert, he found upon reasoning with himself to be perfectly consistent with the most scrupulous principles of uprightness and probity:[…]
  2. usually, of a gift Very generous; lavish. On the hill, where kites used to be flown, stood the fine college which Mr Laurence's munificent legacy had built.

Similar: bounteous, generous, liberal

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adjective

Similar: bounteous, generous, liberal

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adj (of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing

Españolgeneroso, desprendido, dadivoso, munificente
한국어후하다 huhada
हिन्दीदानवीर dānvīr
Deutschfreigebig
Italianomunifico
Русскийще́дрый ščédryj

adj (of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish

한국어후하다 huhada
中文厚重 hòuzhòng
Deutschgroßzügig

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@misc{munificent_2026,
  title = {munificent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/munificent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}