🔤 Magnanimous (Adjective)
IPA: //mæɡˈnænɪməs//
✨ Use magnanimous when describing someone whose generosity or forgiveness rises above ego or resentment.
🧠 Meaning
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 Despite losing the match, she was magnanimous in congratulating her opponent.
🔹 His magnanimous donation funded the community center that had once turned him away.
📜 Word Origin
From Latin magnanimus — magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul” or “mind”), meaning “great-souled.”
💡 Did You Know?
A magnanimous person shows greatness not just in victory, but in grace, kindness, and humility toward others.
🏷️ Related Words
#generous
#noble
#charitable
#forgiving
#big-hearted
#unselfish