as in generosity
the quality of displaying kind or generous treatment toward others especially when they are undeserving of it
I can't believe she had the magnanimity to forgive that drunk driver who wrecked her car.
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Recent Examples of magnanimity
Courage is the habit of moving forward despite fear, and its associated virtues include perseverance, resilience, and magnanimity.
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Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
As Trump’s second term commences, this magnanimity may be at stake.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
That level of humility and magnanimity would go a long way these days.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
Lastly, there is the charity itself, which, for all its magnanimity, has glamorous roots.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 July 2024
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Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
As Trump’s second term commences, this magnanimity may be at stake.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
That level of humility and magnanimity would go a long way these days.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
Lastly, there is the charity itself, which, for all its magnanimity, has glamorous roots.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimity
generosity
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Traditional holiday themes of generosity, salvation, and tradition are mostly absent here.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The home and collection were simply stunning, and her generosity in hosting a private viewing for our Women’s Fund gave us rare, unrushed time with the work.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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