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munificent
Munificent (adj) means giving generously and on a large scale.
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1
Giving generously and on a large scale.
"An exceptionally munificent benefactor of several institutions, he has given $100 million each to MIT and Harvard."
— Martin Filler, Broad-Minded Museum (2008)
2
Extremely generous or lavish.
"The machinists finally agreed to a munificent increase averaging 5.7% a year for three years."
— , Business: Up, Up and Away with Wages (1969)
"It was all very well for this casual youth to make her a present of a half million acres of land in this debonair way, but she could not persuade herself to accept so munificent a gift."
— William MacLeod Raine (1914)
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Etymology
A back-formation from munificence, which itself comes from Latin mūnificentia.
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What is the meaning of munificent?
"munificent" (adj) means giving generously and on a large scale.
What is another word for munificent?
Other words for "munificent" include unstinted, lavish, unsparing, unstinting, overgenerous.
What is the opposite of munificent?
Opposites of "munificent" include mean, beggarly.
What are the different meanings of munificent?
"munificent" has 2 main meanings: 1. Giving generously and on a large scale; 2. Extremely generous or lavish.
