munificence

C2 Topic:Money & Finance
US /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/
noun Freq #163033

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Great generosity, especially in giving money or gifts.

    The new library was built thanks to the munificence of a single donor.

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Synonyms
1 noun · great generosity,... largessemagnanimityopenhandedness

Etymology

From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”).

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