What is the meaning, origin and usage of word ‘Magnanimous’?

(pronounced mag-NAN-uh-mus)

Meaning: This adjective is a formal word that means having or showing a generous and kind nature.

Origin: It is a combination of two Latin words magnus that stands for great and animus that means soul or spirit. It entered the English language in mid-16th Century.

Usage: She was a woman capable of magnanimous gestures.

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