Magnanimity
[mægnə'nɪmɪtɪ] or [,mæɡnə'nɪmɪti]
Definition
(n.) The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Generosity, disinterestedness, high-mindedness, greatness or nobleness of mind, elevation of soul, chivalrous spirit.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:High_mindedness, generosity, forbearance, softness, clemency
ANT:Meanness, pettiness, paltriness, spitefulness, spleen
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Definition
n. greatness of soul: elevation of dignity of mind: that quality of mind which raises a person above all that is mean of unjust: generosity.—adj. Magnan′imous elevated in sentiment noble: brave: unselfish.—adv. Magnan′imously.
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Examples
- She also discovered what Amy had done about the things in the morning, and considered her a model of magnanimity. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I know I am, sir,' returned Wegg, with obstinate magnanimity. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In a shameless disregard of magnanimity, he resembled the great Emperor. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- With a little more wisdom on either side, with a little more magnanimity on the part of Rome, there need never have been a renewal of the struggle. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Emanuelseemed to me to lack magnanimity in trifles, yet how great he is in great things! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This with an air of great magnanimity. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Opposition not only enlarges the soul; but the soul, when full of courage and magnanimity, in a manner seeks opposition. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Of this nature are constancy, fortitude, magnanimity; and, in short, all the qualities which form the great man. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- He was only good enough to be a fairy prince; and oh, what magnanimity to stoop to such a humble Cinderella! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- True, sir,' returned Wegg, still with an obstinate magnanimity. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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