munificence

[myoo-nif-uh-suhns] / mjuˈnɪf ə səns /

NOUN

generosity

Synonyms

STRONG

alms-giving altruism beneficence benevolence bounteousness bountifulness bounty charitableness charity generousness goodness heart high-mindedness hospitality kindness largesse lavishness liberality magnanimity magnanimousness nobleness openhandedness philanthropy profusion readiness unselfishness

WEAK

all heart big-heartedness free giving freehandedness great-heartedness large-heartedness unsparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

malevolence meanness selfishness unkindness

Example Sentences

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The goddesses stayed home for shame; but these munificences ranged there in the doorway, and irrepressible among them all arose the laughter of the happy gods.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13

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"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning

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