magnanimity
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English
Etymology
From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French , from Latin magnanimitās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/
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Noun
magnanimity (countable and uncountable, plural magnanimities)
- The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.
- 1834, L E L, chapter XXIV, in Francesca Carrara. In Three Volumes.">…], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 206:
- ...and thirdly, I have I behaved exceedingly ill to you, and, consequently, feel it quite magnanimous not to hate you, which is the established rule on such occasions."
"Pray, continue your magnanimity."
- 2005 , Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4, page 15:
- The duke had not taken advantage of this, but Bonaparte had later rewarded his magnanimity by having him put to death.
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Translations
The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul
References
- “magnanimity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.