munificent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · larger or more generous... generous bountiful lavish liberalopenhandedmagnanimous

Opposites

stingy miserly mean parsimonious

Word family

Forms munificently

Derived forms munificentlymunificence

Etymology

From Latin mūnificent- (stem of mūnificus, 'generous, bountiful'), from mūnus ('gift, duty') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make').

mūnificus Latin mūnus Latin facere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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 Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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