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Munificence

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quality of being munificent; generosity.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Means of defense; fortification.

n. The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality or character of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with great liberality or lavishness; bounty; liberality. Also munificency.

n. Fortification or strength; defense.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

Word Usage

"Viewing their copartnery, however, as a mere commercial speculation, his Lordship's advance could not be regarded as liberal, and no modification of the term munificence or patronage could be applied to it."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

liberalness liberality

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

fortification benevolence beneficence liberality generosity

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

liberality beneficence benignity generosity disinterestedness