greathearted vs magnanimous what difference
what is difference between greathearted and magnanimous
English
Etymology
From Middle English gret-herted, equivalent to great + hearted.
Adjective
greathearted (comparative more greathearted, superlative most greathearted)
- Nobly courageous, bighearted.
- Magnanimous.
Translations
English
Etymology
From Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”). Displaced native Old English miċelmōd (literally “big-minded”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/
- Rhymes: -ænɪməs
Adjective
magnanimous (comparative more magnanimous, superlative most magnanimous)
- Noble and generous in spirit.
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton’s Aunt
- I felt vaguely he was a sneak, and remained quite unmollified by advances on his side, which, in a boy’s barbarous fashion, unless it suited me to be magnanimous, I haughtily ignored.
- Synonyms: big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, unselfish
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton’s Aunt
Related terms
Translations
Please follow and like us:
