munificence

/mju:'nifisns/

Thân thiện

The philanthropist's munificence funded the new children's library.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Extreme generosity in giving; liberality in bestowing gifts: The quality of being very generous, often involving large or lavish gifts.
   • Generosity of spirit; magnanimity: A noble and generous attitude, characterized by a willingness to give freely and abundantly.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The university was built thanks to the munificence of a private donor.
  • She was known for her munificence, always supporting charitable causes with large donations.
  • His munificence extended beyond money; he gave his time and expertise freely.

Advanced Usage

• "A display of munificence": An act or series of acts that clearly show great generosity.
  • The scholarship fund was a remarkable display of the founder's munificence.
• "With characteristic munificence": In a way that is typical of someone's very generous nature.
  • With characteristic munificence, she endowed the new hospital wing.

Variants and Related Words

• Munificent (adj): Characterized by great generosity.
  • The foundation received a munificent grant for its research.
• Munificently (adv): In a very generous manner.
  • He contributed munificently to the disaster relief fund.

Synonyms

• Generosity: The quality of being kind and generous.
• Liberality: The quality of giving or spending freely.
• Magnanimity: The fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
• Bounty: Something given generously; a generous gift.

Antonyms

• Stinginess: The quality of being stingy; unwillingness to give or spend.
• Miserliness: Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
• Parsimony: Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "An act of munificence": A specific deed demonstrating great generosity.
  • Funding the entire library was an unparalleled act of munificence.
• "A heart of munificence": (Literary) Describing a person whose nature is fundamentally generous.
  • The king was said to have a heart of munificence, caring for all in his realm.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• largess
• largesse
• magnanimity
• openhandedness