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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Magnanimous \Mag*nan"i*mous\, a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great +
     animus mind. See Magnate, and Animus.]
     1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised
        above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and
        courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a
        magnanimous conqueror.
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              Be magnanimous in the enterprise.     --Shak.
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              To give a kingdom hath been thought
              Greater and nobler done, and to lay down
              Far more magnanimous than to assume.  --Milton.
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     2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable;
        noble; not selfish.
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              Both strived for death; magnanimous debate.
                                                    --Stirling.
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              There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous
              policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity
              and felicity.                         --Washington.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Magnanimous \Mag*nan"i*mous\, a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great +
     animus mind. See Magnate, and Animus.]
     1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised
        above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and
        courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a
        magnanimous conqueror.
  
              Be magnanimous in the enterprise.     --Shak.
  
              To give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and
              nobler done, and to law down Far more magnanimousan
              to assume.                            --Milton.
  
     2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable;
        noble; not selfish.
  
              Both strived for death; magnanimous debate.
                                                    --Stirling.
  
              There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous
              policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity
              and felicity.                         --Washington.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  magnanimous
       adj 1: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a
              magnanimous conqueror" [syn: greathearted]
       2: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough
          to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so
          forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large
          heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: big, large]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magnanimous
     Αγγλικά a.
     μεγαλόψυχος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magnanimous
     a.
     noble and generous in spirit.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  magnanimous
     a.
     noble and generous in spirit.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  magnanimous
     a.
     noble and generous in spirit.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  magnanimous
     a.
     noble and generous in spirit.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magnanimous
     Englanti a.
     suurisieluinen, jalomielinen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/
  شهم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  magnanimous //mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs// 
  великоду́шен
  noble and generous in spirit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/ 
  šlechetný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/
   [formal] großmütig, nobel, edel, großherzig [geh.] , hochherzig [geh.] , weitherzig [geh.] , edelmütig [geh.] , generös [geh.]  [veraltend] , large  [Schw.]
     Synonym: generous
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/
  
  μεγάθυμος, μεγαλόψυχος

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/ 
  1. उदार
        "He is a very rich and magnanimous person."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/
  velikodušan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/
  1. nagylelkû
  2. nemes gondolkodású
  3. önzetlen

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  magnanimous //mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs// 
  寛大
  noble and generous in spirit

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  magnanimous /mægnæniməs/
  edelmoedig, grootmoedig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  magnanimous /mægˈnænɪməs/ 
    wielkoduszny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  magnanimous /mægnæniməs/
  brioso, magnânimo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  magnanimous //mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs// 
  storsint
  noble and generous in spirit

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  magnanimous /maɡnˈanɪməs/
  1. yüksek ruhlu, alicenap, yüce gönüllü, asil tabiatlı. magnanimity  alicenaplık. magnanimously  cömertçe.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/mæɡˈnænəməs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "magnanimous":
     altruistic, august, benevolent, big, bighearted, bounteous,
     bountiful, charitable, chivalrous, conciliatory, considerate,
     distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, famous, forbearant,
     forbearing, forgiving, free, freehanded, freehearted, generous,
     giving, glorious, godlike, gracious, great, great of heart,
     greathearted, handsome, heroic, high, high-minded, hospitable,
     idealistic, indulgent, kind, knightly, large, largehearted, lauded,
     lavish, lenient, liberal, lofty, long-suffering, longanimous,
     magnificent, majestic, munificent, noble, noble-minded, open,
     openhanded, openhearted, patient, placable, princely, profuse,
     prominent, renowned, soaring, sparing, stintless, sublime, superb,
     tolerant, tolerating, towering, ungrudging, unresentful,
     unrevengeful, unselfish, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 度量大的,宽大的,有雅量的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 宽宏大量的,有雅量的

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