Magnanimous
Definition
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
Etymology
From Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”). Displaced native Old English miċelmōd (literally “big-minded”).
Synonyms
big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, unselfish
In a sentence
- She was magnanimous in victory, crediting the whole team.
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