munificent C2+ Topic:Describing People US /mjuˈnɪfəsənt/ UK /mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj larger or more generous than is usual or necessary The college received a munificent gift from an anonymous alumnus. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · larger or more generous... generousbountifullavishliberalopenhandedmagnanimous ↔ Opposites stingymiserlymeanparsimonious Word family Forms munificently Derived forms munificentlymunificence Etymology AI details From Latin mūnificent- (stem of mūnificus, 'generous, bountiful'), from mūnus ('gift, duty') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make'). mūnificus Latin mūnus Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # munificent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mjuˈnɪfəsənt/ **IPA (UK):** /mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt/ ## Meanings 1. larger or more generous than is usual or necessary ## Examples - The college received a munificent gift from an anonymous alumnus. ## Synonyms - generous - bountiful - lavish - liberal - openhanded - magnanimous ## Antonyms - stingy - miserly - mean - parsimonious ## Derived Forms - munificently - munificence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mūnificus - Root: mūnus - Root: facere ## Etymology From Latin mūnificent- (stem of mūnificus, 'generous, bountiful'), from mūnus ('gift, duty') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Munificent is from Latin mūnificent- (stem of mūnificus, 'generous, bountiful'), from mūnus ('gift, duty') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include mūnificus (Latin), mūnus (Latin), and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers larger or more generous than is usual or necessary. The wider family includes derived forms such as munificently and munificence. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown