MUNIFICENCES

Noun

munificences

plural of munificence

Source: Wiktionary


MUNIFICENCE

Mu*nif"i*cence, n. Etym: [Cf. L. munire to fortify.]

Definition: Means of defense; fortification. [Obs.] Spenser.

Mu*nif"i*cence, n. Etym: [L. munificentia: cf. F. munificence.]

Definition: The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity. The virtues of liberality and munificence. Addison.

Syn.

– Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity; bounty; bounteousness. See Benevolence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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