"munificent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-munificent.wav Forms: more munificent [comparative], most munificent [superlative]
Etymology: Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mūnificentia}} Latin mūnificentia Head templates: {{en-adj}} munificent (comparative more munificent, superlative most munificent)
  1. (of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing. Categories (topical): Finance Translations ((of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing): առատաձեռն (aṙatajeṙn) (Armenian), разточителен (raztočitelen) (Bulgarian), да́шен (dášen) (Bulgarian), velkomyslný (Czech), velkorysý (Czech), vrijgevig (Dutch), goedgeefs (Dutch), gul (Dutch), munificent (Dutch), genereus (Dutch), antelias (Finnish), avokätinen (Finnish), freigebig (German), दानवीर (dānvīr) (Hindi), dermawan (Indonesian), munifico (Italian), 후하다 (huhada) (Korean), ngākau oha (Maori), generøs (Norwegian Bokmål), raus (Norwegian Bokmål), rundhåndet (Norwegian Bokmål), raus (Norwegian Nynorsk), جومرد (cömerd) (Ottoman Turkish), كریم (kerim) (Ottoman Turkish), szczodry [masculine] (Polish), ще́дрый (ščédryj) [masculine] (Russian), generoso (Spanish), desprendido (Spanish), dadivoso (Spanish), munificente (Spanish), frikostig (Swedish), givmild (Swedish), generös (Swedish), щедрий (ščedryj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (of a gift, donation, etc.) Very generous; lavish. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Philanthropy Translations ((of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish): щедър (štedǎr) (Bulgarian), 厚重 (hau⁵ zung⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 厚重 (hòuzhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), velkomyslný (Czech), velkorysý (Czech), antelias (Finnish), avokätinen (Finnish), großzügig (German), 후하다 (huhada) (Korean), raus (Norwegian Bokmål), generøs (Norwegian Bokmål), overdådig (Norwegian Bokmål), щедрий (ščedryj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-munificent-en-adj-a6pYow0E Disambiguation of Philanthropy: 37 63 Disambiguation of '(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bounteous, generous, liberal Derived forms: munificently Related terms: municipal, municipality, munificence, remunerate, remuneration
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
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          "ref": "1914, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 25, in A Daughter of the Donss:",
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          "ref": "1969 April 11, “Business: Up, Up and Away with Wages”, in Time, retrieved 2013-09-05:",
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      "word": "առատաձեռն"
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      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
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      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "munifico"
    },
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      "roman": "huhada",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "후하다"
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      "word": "ngākau oha"
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "raus"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
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      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "جومرد"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
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      "roman": "kerim",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "szczodry"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščédryj",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ще́дрый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "generoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "desprendido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "dadivoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "munificente"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "frikostig"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "givmild"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "word": "generös"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščedryj",
      "sense": "(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "щедрий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štedǎr",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "щедър"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "hau⁵ zung⁶",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "厚重"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòuzhòng",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "厚重"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "velkomyslný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "velkorysý"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "antelias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "avokätinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "großzügig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "huhada",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "후하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "raus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "generøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "word": "overdådig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščedryj",
      "sense": "(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "щедрий"
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}

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