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munificent

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore M words

extremely generous in giving

Word origin: From Latin munus, gift, and facere, to make.

In a sentence

Munificent in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing munificent in a sentence.

A munificent donor funded the entire new wing of the hospital.

A munificent endowment from an anonymous donor allowed the library to digitize its entire rare-book collection.

Synonyms
generousbountifullavishopenhanded
Antonyms
Usage & nuance

Using “munificent” well

Munificent denotes lavish, large-scale generosity, especially in giving money or gifts, stronger than ordinary generosity. It typically describes the gift or the giver, not everyday kindness.

Common questions

Questions about “munificent

Munificent (adjective) means extremely generous in giving
Here is munificent used in an example sentence: "A munificent donor funded the entire new wing of the hospital." Another example: "A munificent endowment from an anonymous donor allowed the library to digitize its entire rare-book collection."
Common synonyms for munificent include generous, bountiful, lavish, openhanded.
Antonyms of munificent include stingy, miserly, parsimonious.
Munificent clusters with generous, bountiful, lavish, and openhanded. Its antonyms stingy, miserly, and parsimonious are recurring GRE answer choices.
Yes. Munificent is a high-frequency GRE word, so it is worth prioritising as you build your vocabulary.

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