Munificent
Extremely generous; giving gifts or money lavishly and with liberality.
adjectiveMunificent
Extremely generous; giving gifts or money lavishly and with liberality.
adjectiveImagine This
Vincent has earned a lot of money from the stock market and is giving it to the poor. "The money left over is sufficient for me." The poor people all thanked Vincent and said, "You're such a magnificent young man! There aren't many generous people like you out there these days."
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Munificent is a formal term used to describe lavish gifts or donations. It is stronger than generous and is commonly found in writing about philanthropy or large-scale gifts.
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Largess; generosity; beneficence; philanthropy
Note
Munificent emphasizes the size or abundance of generosity (often gifts or funds). It is not usually used to describe everyday acts of kindness.
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- The munificent donor funded the new library.
- Her munificent gift to the relief fund helped thousands.
From Latin munificus, from munus meaning 'gift, service, duty' + facere meaning 'to do'.
Money + gift: munificent sounds like 'money gift' and is related to magnificent, reminding you of lavish generosity.
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