munificent
extremely generous in giving
Word origin: From Latin munus, gift, and facere, to make.
Munificent in a sentence
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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.
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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
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.
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