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  • 101noble — I. a. 1. Great, dignified, superior, elevated, worthy, exalted, illustrious, magnanimous, honorable, eminent. 2. Honorable, generous, magnanimous. 3. Choice, excellent. 4. Excellent, pure. 5. High born, aristocratic, patrician. 6. Grand, stately …

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  • 102generous — adjective 1) she is generous with money Syn: liberal, lavish, magnanimous, munificent, giving, openhanded, free handed, bountiful, unselfish, ungrudging, free, indulgent, prodigal; literary bounteous Ant …

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  • 103gracious — adjective 1) a gracious hostess Syn: courteous, polite, civil, chivalrous, well mannered, mannerly, decorous; tactful, diplomatic; kind, benevolent, considerate, thoughtful, obliging, accommodating, indulgent, magnanimous …

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  • 104magnanimity — mag•na•nim•i•ty [[t]ˌmæg nəˈnɪm ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being magnanimous 2) a magnanimous act • Etymology: 1300–50; ME (< AF) < L …

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  • 105magnanimity — /mægnəˈnɪməti/ (say magnuh nimuhtee) noun (plural magnanimities) 1. quality of being magnanimous. 2. a magnanimous act …

  • 106magnanimity — [mag΄nə nim′ə tē] n. [ME magnanimite] 1. the quality or state of being magnanimous 2. pl. magnanimities a magnanimous act …

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  • 107generous — adj. 1 giving or given freely. 2 magnanimous, noble minded, unprejudiced. 3 a ample, abundant, copious (a generous portion). b (of wine) rich and full. Derivatives: generosity n. generously adv. generousness n. Etymology: OF genereus f. L… …

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  • 108magnanimously — adverb in a magnanimous manner magnanimously, he forgave all those who had harmed him • Derived from adjective: ↑magnanimous …

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  • 109magnanimousness — noun the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct • Syn: ↑nobility, ↑nobleness, ↑grandeur • Derivationally related forms: ↑magnanimous, ↑noble (for: ↑nobility) …

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  • 110mag|na|nim|i|ty — «MAG nuh NIHM uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. magnanimous nature or quality; nobility of soul or mind: »The soldiers showed magnanimity by treating their prisoners well. Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom (Edmund Burke).… …

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