English-Thai Dictionary

munificence

N ความใจกว้าง  ความกรุณา  kwam-jai-kwang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MUNIFICENCE

n.[L. munificentia; munus, a gift or favor, and facio, to make. ] 1. A giving or bestowing liberally; bounty; liberality. To constitute munificence, the act of conferring must be free, and proceed from generous motives.
A state of poverty obscures all the virtues of liberality and munificence.
2. In Spenser, fortification or strength. [L. munio, to fortify. ] [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MUNIFICENCE

Mu *nif "i *cence, n. Etym: [Cf. L. munire to fortify. ]

 

Defn: Means of defense; fortification. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

MUNIFICENCE

Mu *nif "i *cence, n. Etym: [L. munificentia: cf. F. munificence. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity. The virtues of liberality and munificence. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity; bounty; bounteousness. See Benevolence.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

munificence

mu nif i cence |myo͝oˈnifəsəns, myə -mjuːˈnɪfɪsns | ▶noun the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity: we must be thankful for his munificence.

 

Oxford Dictionary

munificence

munificence |mjʊˈnɪfɪs (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or action of being extremely generous: we must be thankful for his munificence.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

munificence

munificence noun the munificence of our host: generosity, bountifulness, open-handedness, magnanimity, magnanimousness, princeliness, lavishness, free-handedness, liberality, philanthropy, charity, charitableness, largesse, big-heartedness, beneficence, benevolence; literary bounty, bounteousness. ANTONYMS meanness, niggardliness.

 

French Dictionary

munificence

munificence n. f. nom féminin littéraire Générosité extraordinaire. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom magnificence, qualité de ce qui est magnifique, somptueux. Note Orthographique munifi c en c e.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

munificence

mu nif i cence /mjunɪ́fɪs (ə )ns /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠気前のよさ, 寛大さ .