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1. (adj.) magnanimous
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from pettiness.
2. magnanimous
showing noble sensibility; high-minded.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L magnanimus=magn(us) large, great +-animus, adj. der. of
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1. (adj) greathearted, magnanimous
noble and generous in spirit
"a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"
2. (adj) big, large, magnanimous
generous and understanding and tolerant
"a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
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1. (adj) magnanimous
great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror
2. (adj) magnanimous
dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish
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Sense: noble and generous
a magnanimous gesture.
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 Afrikaans: edelmoedig |
 Arabic: شَهْم، ذو نَخْوَه |
 Bulgarian: великодушен |
 Brazilian: magnânimo |
 Czech: velkodušný |
 German: großmütig |
 Danish: storsindet |
 Greek: μεγαλόψυχος |
 Spanish: magnánimo |
 Estonian: suuremeelne |
 Farsi: بزرگوار |
 Finnish: jalomielinen |
 French: magnanime |
 Hebrew: נָדִיב |
 Hindi: उदार |
 Croatian: velikodušan |
 Hungarian: nagylelkű |
 Indonesian: mulia |
 Icelandic: göfuglyndur |
 Italian: magnanimo |
 Japanese: おおらかな |
 Korean: 도량이 큰, 관대한 |
 Lithuanian: didžiadvasiškas, kilniaši |
 Latvian: augstsirdīgs, cēls |
 Malay: baik hati |
 Dutch: grootmoedig |
 Norwegian: storsinnet, sjenerøs |
 Polish: wspaniałomyślny |
 Persian: بزرگوار |
 Pashto: مشر،لوى ،ستر |
 Portuguese: magnânimo |
 Romanian: mărinimos |
 Russian: великодушный |
 Slovak: veľkodušný |
 Slovenian: velikodušen |
 Serbian: plemenit |
 Swedish: storsint,ädelmodig |
 Thai: ใจบุญ |
 Turkish: yüce gönüllü |
 Taiwanese: 寬宏大量的 |
 Ukrainian: великодушний, щедрий |
 Urdu: فراخ دلانہ |
 Vietnamese: hào hiệp |
 Chinese: 宽宏大量的 |
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