munificent

  • 21munificent — adjective Etymology: back formation from munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munificus generous, from munus service, gift more at mean Date: 1581 1. very liberal in giving or bestowing ; lavish 2. characterized by great liberality or… …

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  • 22munificent — Synonyms and related words: bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, gracious, greathearted, handsome, hospitable, large, largehearted, lavish, liberal, magnanimous, open, openhanded, openhearted,… …

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  • 23munificent — mu|ni|fi|cent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 24munificent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. generous, liberal, lavish, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, openhanded; benevolent, philanthropic, charitable, altruistic; unsparing, princely, profuse. See liberality.Ant., ungenerous, stingy. II… …

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  • 25munificent — mu nif·icent || mjuː nɪfɪsnt adj. generous, lavish in giving …

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  • 26munificent — a. Liberal, bountiful, generous, bounteous, beneficent, princely, free, free hearted …

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  • 27munificent — 1. bountiful, bounteous, liberal, free, free handed, open handed, generous, free with one s money; ungrudging, unsparing, unstinting; big hearted, hospitable, beneficent; charitable, altruistic, unselfish; almsgiving, public spirited,… …

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  • 28munificent — mu·nif·i·cent …

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  • 29munificent — /mjuˈnɪfəsənt / (say myooh nifuhsuhnt) adjective 1. extremely liberal in giving or bestowing; very generous. 2. (of a gift, or the like) characterised by great generosity. {backformation from Latin mūnificentia munificence} –munificence, noun… …

  • 30Munificently — Munificent Mu*nif i*cent, a. [L. munificus; munus service, gift + ficare (in comp.) to make. Cf. {Immunity}, { fy}.] Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor. {Mu*nif i*cent*ly}, adv. Syn: Bounteous; bountiful;… …

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