munificent

UK/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/US/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/

adjectiveC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechneutral

Munificent means extremely generous in giving. A munificent donation.

It is used of scale rather than of warmth, which is why it suits benefactors and not friends. A munificent gift is usually one large enough to have a building named after it.

Definitions of munificent

1adjectivemunificentExtremely generous in giving.C2
“The munificent bequest founded the whole library.”

munificent is a quality.

Where it comes from

Latin munificus, from munus, a gift or duty, plus facere, to make.

Latin
mūnificentia
English, today
munificent

Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

munificent in the wild

Built between 975 and 1000 AD, the temple is the abode of Lord Sundareswarar believed to be a powerful deity and munificent protector.
Nangavaram Sri Sundareshwarar temple
In Saurashtra, development of libraries owes its origin to Meghaji Pethraj Shah, who made a munificent donation of one crore of rupees.
Meghji Pethraj Shah
Sforza was either unable or unwilling to obtain for his protege any munificent benefices and Lunati remained dependent on him.
Bernardino Lunati
Pietro in Assisi, in which he is saluted at "most devout and munificent for the homeland and citizens".
Gaius Tettius Cassianus Priscus

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the mūnificentia family

munificence

munificent — used too rare to measure · point at the bar for the others

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