Main Entry:

mag·nan·i·mous

Pronunciation:

\mag-ˈna-nə-məs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin magnanimus, from magnus great + animus spirit — more at much, animate

Date:

1567

1 : showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit <the irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers — Joseph Addison> 2 : showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind <too sincere for dissimulation, too magnanimous for resentment — Ellen Glasgow>

— mag·nan·i·mous·ly adverb

— mag·nan·i·mous·ness noun