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MUNIFICENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does munificent mean?
• MUNIFICENT (adjective)
The adjective MUNIFICENT has 1 sense:
1. very generous
Familiarity information: MUNIFICENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very generous
Synonyms:
lavish; munificent; overgenerous; too-generous; unsparing; unstinted; unstinting
Context example:
called for unstinting aid to Britain
Similar:
generous (willing to give and share unstintingly)
Derivation:
munificence (liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit)
Context examples
‘The work appears to be light and the pay munificent.’
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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