magnanimous

One entry found for magnanimous.

Main Entry: mag·nan·i·mous
Pronunciation: mag-'na-n&-m&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin magnanimus, from magnus great + animus spirit -- more at MUCH, ANIMATE
1 : showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit <the irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers -- Joseph Addison>
2 : showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind <too sincere for dissimulation, too magnanimous for resentment -- Ellen Glasgow>
- mag·nan·i·mous·ly adverb
- mag·nan·i·mous·ness noun