Magnanimous
adjective
Very generous or forgiving, often towards a rival or a person less powerful.
Despite the team's mistake, the coach was magnanimous in his praise.
Often appears as...
- magnanimous in defeat
- magnanimous gesture
adjective
Noble and generous in spirit.
She was magnanimous in her praise of the people who organized the event.
Often appears as...
- magnanimous spirit
- magnanimous contribution
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Academic
adjective
Very generous or forgiving, often towards a rival or a person less powerful.
Despite the team's mistake, the coach was magnanimous in his praise.
Often appears as...
- magnanimous in defeat
- magnanimous gesture
adjective
Noble and generous in spirit.
She was magnanimous in her praise of the people who organized the event.
Often appears as...
- magnanimous spirit
- magnanimous contribution
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Use 'magnanimous' to describe generosity from someone in power towards someone with less power.
The queen was magnanimous in granting the villagers clemency.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Obligation
'Magnanimous' implies kindness that is more generous than what is usual or expected.
The magnanimous donor offered to cover all expenses for the children's education.
Pro Tip 3/3Sportsmanship
Often used in sports to applaud someone who is gracious in victory or defeat.
The athlete was magnanimous, praising even his rivals' performances.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Use 'magnanimous' to describe generosity from someone in power towards someone with less power.
The queen was magnanimous in granting the villagers clemency.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Obligation
'Magnanimous' implies kindness that is more generous than what is usual or expected.
The magnanimous donor offered to cover all expenses for the children's education.
Pro Tip 3/3Sportsmanship
Often used in sports to applaud someone who is gracious in victory or defeat.
The athlete was magnanimous, praising even his rivals' performances.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Use 'magnanimous' to describe generosity from someone in power towards someone with less power.
The queen was magnanimous in granting the villagers clemency.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Obligation
'Magnanimous' implies kindness that is more generous than what is usual or expected.
The magnanimous donor offered to cover all expenses for the children's education.
Pro Tip 3/3Sportsmanship
Often used in sports to applaud someone who is gracious in victory or defeat.
The athlete was magnanimous, praising even his rivals' performances.
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Pirate's Code PIPE National...
he was supposed to be very magnanimous towards his prisoners unusual among a group of people who would as soon kill them and toss them overboard true to his reputation for generosity Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate captain hornigold to leave unharmed he
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"You Have the Rite" PIPE...
Magnanimously, the first cop makes sure to give me a ticket for parking in a bus zone, before he sets me free. The boy is 16. He has a license to drive in the hollow city, enough body to fill my shoes. I have grey in my beard, and it tells the truth.
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Could the sun be good...
not magnanimous in victory and and that happened a lot I knew Pommies you can't play cricket rugby I I could accept that but moving into work and we have each week what's called a journal Club when you'd sit down with the other doctors
Video examples
Pirate's Code PIPE National...
he was supposed to be very magnanimous towards his prisoners unusual among a group of people who would as soon kill them and toss them overboard true to his reputation for generosity Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate captain hornigold to leave unharmed he
Video examples
"You Have the Rite" PIPE...
Magnanimously, the first cop makes sure to give me a ticket for parking in a bus zone, before he sets me free. The boy is 16. He has a license to drive in the hollow city, enough body to fill my shoes. I have grey in my beard, and it tells the truth.
Video examples
Could the sun be good...
not magnanimous in victory and and that happened a lot I knew Pommies you can't play cricket rugby I I could accept that but moving into work and we have each week what's called a journal Club when you'd sit down with the other doctors
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Quote examples
Gretchen Rubin
American Author
No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic qualities set him apart from ordinary humanity; there seemed no danger he feared, no effort too great for his limitless energies.
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Sylvia Plath
American Poet
If I have not the power to put myself in the place of other people, but must be continually burrowing inward, I shall never be the magnanimous creative person I wish to be. Yet I am hypnotized by the workings of the individual, alone, and am continually using myself as a specimen.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
As the numbers of native-born Europeans begin to fall, with their anemic fertility rates, will the aging Europeans become more magnanimous toward destitute newcomers who do not speak the national language or assimilate into the national culture but consume its benefits?
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Janhvi Kapoor
Indian Actress
Khushi is very sensitive but not very expressive. She is a little pricey as a person. She can be a little bit of a bully. But, there's strength and resilience in my sister that is magnanimous but it is silent.
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Debbie Rowe
American Celebrity
The personal Michael is indescribable. He's magnanimous. He truly is in every way. Had it not been for all the media stuff, I would have stayed married to him forever unless he finally got tired of me.
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Elliot Richardson
American Lawyer
I hope you will respond to the crisis of confidence that Watergate has created by opening up your administration and reaching out to people in a more magnanimous spirit.
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Van Wyck Brooks
American Critic
Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.
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Javed Ali
Indian Musician
It's an amazing experience to perform in Nagpur! Music aficionados here appreciate good music and shower their love magnanimously on artistes.
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Xun Kuang
Chinese Philosopher
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
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Karin Fossum
Norwegian Writer
Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.
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Gretchen Rubin
American Author
No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic qualities set him apart from ordinary humanity; there seemed no danger he feared, no effort too great for his limitless energies.
Quote examples
Sylvia Plath
American Poet
If I have not the power to put myself in the place of other people, but must be continually burrowing inward, I shall never be the magnanimous creative person I wish to be. Yet I am hypnotized by the workings of the individual, alone, and am continually using myself as a specimen.
Quote examples
Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
As the numbers of native-born Europeans begin to fall, with their anemic fertility rates, will the aging Europeans become more magnanimous toward destitute newcomers who do not speak the national language or assimilate into the national culture but consume its benefits?
Quote examples
Janhvi Kapoor
Indian Actress
Khushi is very sensitive but not very expressive. She is a little pricey as a person. She can be a little bit of a bully. But, there's strength and resilience in my sister that is magnanimous but it is silent.
Quote examples
Debbie Rowe
American Celebrity
The personal Michael is indescribable. He's magnanimous. He truly is in every way. Had it not been for all the media stuff, I would have stayed married to him forever unless he finally got tired of me.
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Elliot Richardson
American Lawyer
I hope you will respond to the crisis of confidence that Watergate has created by opening up your administration and reaching out to people in a more magnanimous spirit.
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Van Wyck Brooks
American Critic
Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.
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Javed Ali
Indian Musician
It's an amazing experience to perform in Nagpur! Music aficionados here appreciate good music and shower their love magnanimously on artistes.
Quote examples
Xun Kuang
Chinese Philosopher
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
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Karin Fossum
Norwegian Writer
Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.
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