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I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.
Jim Broadbent

Meaning of "magnanimity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAGNANIMITY

Via Old French from Latin magnanimitās, from magnus great + animus soul.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAGNANIMITY

magnanimity  [ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAGNANIMITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Magnanimity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAGNANIMITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

magnanimity

Magnanimity

Magnanimity is the virtue of being great of mind and heart. It encompasses, usually, a refusal to be petty, a willingness to face danger, and actions for noble purposes. Its antithesis is pusillanimity. Magnanimity is a latinization of the Greek word megalopsuchia which means greatness of soul and was identified by Aristotle as "the crowning virtue". Although the word magnanimity has a traditional connection to Aristotelian philosophy, it also has its own tradition in English which now causes some confusion. Noah Webster of the American Language defines Magnanimity as such: MAGNANIMITY, n. Greatness of mind; that elevation or dignity of soul, which encounters danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, which raises the possessor above revenge, and makes him delight in acts of benevolence, which makes him disdain injustice and meanness, and prompts him to sacrifice personal ease, interest and safety for the accomplishment of useful and noble objects. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle considered it the suitable virtue for a great man, arising from his other virtues.

Definition of magnanimity in the English dictionary

The definition of magnanimity in the dictionary is generosity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAGNANIMITY


amity
ˈæmɪtɪ
anonymity
ˌænɒˈnɪmɪtɪ
calamity
kəˈlæmɪtɪ
committee
kəˈmɪtɪ
conformity
kənˈfɔːmɪtɪ
dimity
ˈdɪmɪtɪ
enormity
ɪˈnɔːmɪtɪ
equanimity
ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪtɪ
extremity
ɪkˈstrɛmɪtɪ
homonymity
ˌhɒməˈnɪmɪtɪ
intimity
ɪnˈtɪmɪtɪ
longanimity
ˌlɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪtɪ
parvanimity
ˌpɑːvəˈnɪmɪtɪ
proximity
prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ
pseudonymity
ˌsjuːdəˈnɪmɪtɪ
pusillanimity
ˌpjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪtɪ
subcommittee
ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ
sublimity
səˈblɪmɪtɪ
synonymity
ˌsɪnəˈnɪmɪtɪ
uniformity
ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAGNANIMITY

magna cum laude
Magna Graecia
magnalium
magnanimities
magnanimous
magnanimously
magnanimousness
magnate
magnateship
magnes
magnesia
magnesial
magnesian
magnesic
magnesite
magnesium
magnesium oxide
magnet
magnet school
magnet steel

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAGNANIMITY

abnormity
comity
deformity
difformity
disconformity
enmity
fogramity
furmity
inconformity
infirmity
mity
multiformity
nonconformity
nonuniformity
omniformity
supremity
unanimity
unconformity

Synonyms and antonyms of magnanimity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAGNANIMITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «magnanimity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of magnanimity

Translation of «magnanimity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAGNANIMITY

Find out the translation of magnanimity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of magnanimity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «magnanimity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

magnanimidad
570 millions of speakers

English

magnanimity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदारता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشهامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

великодушие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

magnanimidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহানুভবতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

magnanimité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemurahan hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großmut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寛大
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Magnanimity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại lượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தயாளகுணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदारता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağışlayıcık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

magnanimità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wielkoduszność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

великодушність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mărinimie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγαλοψυχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grootmoedigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

magnanimity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storsinnethet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of magnanimity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGNANIMITY»

The term «magnanimity» is normally little used and occupies the 113.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGNANIMITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about magnanimity

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8 QUOTES WITH «MAGNANIMITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word magnanimity.
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Jim Broadbent
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.
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Sebastian Coe
I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.
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J. William Fulbright
There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.
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Frederick Law Olmsted
The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.
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Saadi
The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Saadi
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Zachary Taylor
It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.
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Robert Toombs
We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGNANIMITY»

Discover the use of magnanimity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to magnanimity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Magnanimity and statesmanship
Magnanimity and Statesmanship is a collection of papers on the virtue of Aristotelian magnanimity (or greatness of soul) and its relationship to the history of political philosophy and to the art of statesmanship.
Carson Holloway, 2008
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Created for Greatness: The Power of Magnanimity
"Created for Greatness contains general pointers on how to achieve greatness and practical steps to follow.
Alexandre Havard, 2011
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Winston Churchill: Resolution, Defiance, Magnanimity, Good Will
The essays included in this volume constitute the first dozen Crosby Kemper lectures, most by individuals who were personally acquainted with Churchill and all by individuals who had studied his life and his work.
R. Crosby Kemper (III.), 1996
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The Ethics of Aquinas
On the other hand, he distinguished magnanimity from special courage by noting that "magnanimity agrees with courage, in making the mind resolute about difficult tasks, but it falls short of courage because it makes the mind resolute about ...
Stephen J. Pope, 2002
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A voice of magnanimity: philosophical essays
The initial articles in this volume encompass several sustained reflections on the thought of Immanuel Kant as well as an extensive discussion of George Santayana.
Newton Phelps Stallknecht, Donald L. Jennermann, David A. White, 2002
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In Victory, Magnanimity, in Peace, Goodwill: A History of ...
A History of Wilton Park Richard Mayne. In Peace, Goodwill A History of Wilton Park 1.“ law-'1',“ ..-;)' l l "' , t i ; V . ' A: i 9 ' ' \ v , . i W 4 ~ ' . l he ' T , 1 ' l J ~ ' 'r; , fig, al v 2 l . I \ I ' _ , _ I , I a 7' - N I u i 7' l ' ' l ' r l \ v - t - » ' * Illlillmw- l ' l i 1, W . l _ u .
Richard Mayne, 2004
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Christian Magnanimity: A Sermon Preached in the Cathedral ...
But the Humility of Christians in. depending upon God for Affistance and Happiness is so " far from being inconsistent with Magnanimity, that it is not to be had without it. For, saith Philr sv; 8. Paul, I can do all things. Can any thing be 1 13said ...
Edward Stillingfleet, 1690
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Magnanimity. A poem. With the characters of some of the ...
I only wish that Gratitude, which is an in/'eparable Companion to Magnanimity, may not 'carry 'or/Lot" them too far in a certain 41mm and therefore hope, that if he m1ss pzeblish) the lVorhs of' his deceased Benesactor, he wilh at least add ...
Robert Moncrieff, 1735
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Virtue Ethics, Old and New
Magnanimity strengthens us in the pursuit of appropriately great actions, while humility restrains us from the distractions that would result from illusions about our own importance; hence, we need both magnanimity and humility to pursue the ...
Stephen Mark Gardiner, 2005
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Resilience and the Virtue of Fortitude: Aquinas in Dialogue ...
tinguished between the virtue of magnanimity's focus on the passions of hope and despair and the theological virtue of hope. This distinction does not, however , necessarily negate the possibility of two types of magnanimity, one philosophical ...
Craig Steven Titus, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGNANIMITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term magnanimity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sing's reception in US reflects anger against Akalis: Bajwa …
The Narendra Modi government on which it had high hopes had ditched Punjab but Badal was unashamedly lauding it's so called magnanimity ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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One of the greatest Test match overs of all time - SportsKeeda
Boycott was yet to realize the magnanimity of the horror that would befall him. He stood there absolutely stunned as he gave the impression that ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
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HRH Crown Prince attends son's graduation ceremony
On May 9, 2015, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed was promoted to Lieutenant and received the Order of Magnanimity. His Highness is a ... «Bahrain News Agency, Jul 15»
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Akwa Ibom (Richest State) Owes 15 Months Salary to Akwa Ibom …
Now that the Federal Government in its magnanimity has decided to bail out the States from non-payment of salaries, by this publication, we ... «Osun Defender, Jul 15»
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Alienation root of problem - Kashmir Times
While the state government must strengthen its governance, the Centre must show some pragmatism and magnanimity. News Updated at ... «Kashmir Times, Jul 15»
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Europe to back Iran nuclear deal in signal to U.S. Congress …
That is the display of generosity and magnanimity on the part of Iran towards fellow Muslim nations in West Asia. And they did so by a ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
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An uninspiring tribute - Kashmir Times
... in Indira Gandhi's cabinet, was not very flattering either, revealing either his contempt for Dogra's ideological magnanimity or his ignorance of ... «Kashmir Times, Jul 15»
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The Spectator at war: Magnanimity in stone
What Sir Thomas Browne so well called ” the wild enormities of ancient magnanimity” inspire no fears in his mind. The grandiose does not ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Destroying Confederate Monuments Betrays History - WSJ
These old Confederate monuments remind us that we are capable of both tremendous magnanimity and horrendous folly. We must not remove ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Donald Trump Gay Marries Jesus: At the Family Leadership Summit
This was less a gesture of magnanimity from the organizers than a move to ensure that the press was conveniently placed for insults from the ... «Gawker, Jul 15»

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