magnanimity
Meaninggreatness of spirit
Common meaning: generosity towards others, especially rivals
- magnanimitygreatness of spiritSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 348 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinmagnanimitas‘greatness of spirit’source
- Frenchmeaning shiftsgreatness of spirit → generositymagnanimité‘generosity’source
- Middle Englishmeaning shiftsgenerosity → greatness of spiritmagnanimitee‘greatness of spirit’source
- Englishmeaning shiftsgreatness of spirit → generosity towards others, especially rivalsmagnanimity‘generosity towards others, especially rivals’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin magnanimitas ‘greatness of spirit’.
Roots
- magnanimitas Latin “greatness of spirit”
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