Meaning

2 senses

  1. Very liberal in giving or bestowing.

    freigebig

    ще́дрыйščédryj

    щедрийščedryj

  2. (usually)Very generous; lavish.

    großzügig

    щедрийščedryj

    very generous

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing:
Русский
By meaning 1
(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing:
(of a gift, donation, etc.) very generous; lavish:

Origin

Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia.

Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia.

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Forms

more munificent, most munificent
Comparativemore munificent Lesson
Superlativemost munificent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
generousB1liberalB2bounteous

Word family

7 related words
RelatedmunificenceC2municipalmunicipalityremunerateremuneration
Derivedmunificentlyunmunificent

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mundanemunicipalmunicipalitymuppetmural
munificent — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto