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Adjective: magnanimous  mag'na-nu-mus
  1. Noble and generous in spirit
    "a magnanimous conqueror"
    - greathearted
     
  2. Generous and understanding and tolerant
    "magnanimous toward his enemies"
    - big, large

See also: generous, magnanimity, magnanimously, magnanimousness, noble

Encyclopedia: Magnanimous