Munificent?

OK, we were talking about munificence as magnificent behaviour last Tuesday, weren't we? Don't be shy, I'm wrong more often than I'm right . . . and I'd rather be told I'm wrong before I find out the hard way.

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mu·nif·i·cent /myuˈnɪfəsənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]

–adjective

1.	extremely liberal in giving; very generous.

2.	characterized by great generosity: a munificent bequest.

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[Origin: 1575–85; back formation from L mūnificentia generosity, munificence, equiv. to mūnific(us) generous (muni-, comb. form of mūnus gift + -ficus -fic) + -entia -ence]

—Related forms

mu·nif·i·cence, mu·nif·i·cent·ness, noun

mu·nif·i·cent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. bountiful, bounteous, lavish. See generous.

—Antonyms 1. niggardly.

mu·nif·i·cent adj. Very liberal in giving; generous. Showing great generosity: a munificent gift. See Synonyms at liberal. [Latin mūnificēns, mūnificent-, from mūnificus : mūnus, gift; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see fact.] mu·nif'i·cence n., mu·nif'i·cent·ly adv.

munificence

c.1425, from M.Fr. munificence, from L. munificentia, from comp. stem of munificus "generous, bountiful, liberal," lit. "present-making," from munus (gen. muneris) "gift or service, duty, office" (see municipal) + unstressed stem of facere "to do" (see factitious).

munificence

noun

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

munificence (n)

	Synonyms: generosity, largesse, benevolence, kindness, philanthropy, bounty, charity, magnanimousness Antonym: miserliness

munificent (adj)

	Synonyms: generous, bountiful, liberal, magnanimous, unstinting, unsparing, openhanded, freehanded, charitable Antonym: miserly