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Definition of Munificent
1. Adjective. Very generous. "Called for unstinting aid to Britain"
Similar to: Generous
Derivative terms: Lavishness, Lavishness, Munificence
Definition of Munificent
1. a. Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor.
Definition of Munificent
1. Adjective. Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as a munificent benefactor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Munificent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Munificent
Literary usage of Munificent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"... in Belfast (the ' Eye, Ear, and Throat,' the 'Samaritan,' and the 'Skin
Diseases'), and their gifts to educational institutions were munificent. ..."
2. History of Europe, from the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of by Archibald Alison (1855)
"Indepen-to Ireland, dent of the munificent subscription of £350000 already
mentioned,2 which was raised in a few weeks in Great a Ante, c.*. ..."
3. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its by James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1853)
"There was wanting, of course, the Parisian saloon, the servants in livery, and
all of the exterior of a princely munificent entertainment. ..."
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