magnanimous
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MAGNANIMOUS
[more magnanimous; most magnanimous]
formal
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having or showing a generous and kind nature
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The team was magnanimous in victory. [=the team treated its defeated opponents in a respectful and generous way]
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She was too magnanimous to resent all the things others had said to her.
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a magnanimous gesture
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He had the magnanimity to forgive her for lying about him.
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The team showed magnanimity in victory.
