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Dictionary: mu·nif·i·cent   (myū-nĭf'ĭ-sənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Very liberal in giving; generous.
  2. Showing great generosity: a munificent gift. See synonyms at liberal.

[Latin mūnificēns, mūnificent-, from mūnificus : mūnus, gift + facere, to make; see fact.]

munificence mu·nif'i·cence n.
munificently mu·nif'i·cent·ly adv.

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Definition: giving, generous
Antonyms: careful, greedy, mean, miserly, selfish, stingy


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IN BRIEF: Extraordinarily generous.

pronunciation The new wing of the hospital was dedicated to the munificent family that donated the money to build it.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gavmild

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeer genereus

Français (French)
adj. - munificent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - generös

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλοχέρης, γενναιόδωρος, γαλαντόμος

Italiano (Italian)
munifico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - muito generoso

Русский (Russian)
необыкновенно щедрый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - munífico, munificente, generoso, liberal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - frikostig, storslagen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
宽宏的, 慷慨的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寬宏的, 慷慨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아끼지 않는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気前のよい, 豪勢な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سخي, كريم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדיב, רחב-לב‬


 
 
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