MUNIFICENT

lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting

(adjective) very generous; “distributed gifts with a lavish hand”; “the critics were lavish in their praise”; “a munificent gift”; “his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent”; “prodigal praise”; “unsparing generosity”; “his unstinted devotion”; “called for unstinting aid to Britain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

munificent (comparative more munificent, superlative most munificent)

(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.

(of a gift, donation, etc.) Very generous; lavish.

Synonyms

• bounteous, generous, liberal

Source: Wiktionary


Mu*nif"i*cent, a. Etym: [L. munificus; munus service, gift + -ficare (in comp.) to make. Cf. Immunity, -fy.]

Definition: Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor.

– Mu*nif"i*cent*ly, adv.

Syn.

– Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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