magnanimous
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mag·nan·i·mous
(măg-năn'ə-məs) 
adj.
magnanimousness mag·nan'i·mous·ness n.
adj.
- Courageously noble in mind and heart.
- Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish.
[From Latin magnanimus : magnus, great + animus, soul, mind.]
magnanimously mag·nan'i·mous·ly adv.magnanimousness mag·nan'i·mous·ness n.
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magnanimous
adjective
- Willing to give of oneself and one's possessions: big, big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, unselfish. See give/take/reciprocity.
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magnanimous
adj
Definition: giving
Antonyms: mean-spirited, petty, selfish, stingy
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magnanimous
IN BRIEF: Generous in treating or judging others.
In proportion as we perceive and embrace the truth do we become just, heroic, magnanimous, divine.
— William Lloyd Garrison (1804-1879)
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Magnanimous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ædelmodig, storsindet, højmodig, højsindet
Nederlands (Dutch)
grootmoedig
Français (French)
adj. - magnanime
Deutsch (German)
adj. - großmütig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγαλόψυχος, μεγάθυμος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - magnânimo
Русский (Russian)
великодушный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - magnánimo, generoso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - storsint, ädel
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宽宏大量的, 有雅量的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寬宏大量的, 有雅量的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도량이 큰 , 관대한, 고결한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 度量の大きい, 寛大な, 高潔な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) بشهامه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אציל נפש, רחב לב
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