munificence
31munificent — mu|nif|i|cent [mju:ˈnıfısənt US mju ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: munificence (1500 1600), from Latin munificentia, from munificus generous , from munus; MUNICIPAL] very generous ▪ a munificent gift >munificence n [U] ▪ the… …
32munificent — (adj.) 1580s, back formation from munificence, or else from L. munificent , stem of munificus bountiful, liberal, generous (see MUNIFICENCE (Cf. munificence)) …
33openhandedness — noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit • Syn: ↑munificence, ↑largess, ↑largesse, ↑magnanimity • Derivationally related forms: ↑openhanded, ↑magnanimous (for …
34mu|nif|i|cence — «myoo NIHF uh suhns», noun. 1. very great generosity: »My master s known munificence (Robert Browning). A scene which the munificence of nature had adorned with unrivalled beauties (Charles Brockden Brown). 2. ample measure; bountiful quality:… …
35Bounties — Bounty Boun ty, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[ e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nature… …
36Bounty — Boun ty, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[ e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nature set in… …
37Bounty jumper — Bounty Boun ty, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[ e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nature… …
38Queen Anne's bounty — Bounty Boun ty, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[ e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nature… …
39munificent — adjective Etymology: back formation from munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munificus generous, from munus service, gift more at mean Date: 1581 1. very liberal in giving or bestowing ; lavish 2. characterized by great liberality or… …
40Summary of Decameron tales — This article contains summaries and commentaries of the 100 stories contained in Giovanni Boccaccio s The Decameron .Each story of the Decameron begins with a short heading explaining the plot of the story. The 1903 J. M. Rigg English translation …
