munificence C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/ See IPA manual Freq #163033 Meanings 1 noun Great generosity, especially in giving money or gifts. The new library was built thanks to the munificence of a single donor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · great generosity,... largessemagnanimityopenhandedness Etymology AI details From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”). *mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European munificence Middle French munificentia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # munificence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/ **Frequency rank:** 163033 ## Meanings 1. Great generosity, especially in giving money or gifts. ## Examples - The new library was built thanks to the munificence of a single donor. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *mey- (change) - Root: munificence - Root: munificentia ## Etymology From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”). ## AI Etymology Munificence is from Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *mey- (change) (Proto-Indo-European), munificence (Middle French), and munificentia (Latin). Current senses include great generosity, especially in giving money or gifts. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown