Munificence Meaning
/mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being munificent; generosity.
nounMeans of defence; fortification.
Sentence Examples
Unfortunately, munificence is not one of the salient features of my husband.
The museum was built thanks to the munificence of a donor.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The billionaire's ____ was shown when he donated ten million dollars to build a new library.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The university's new science building was funded by the extraordinary ____ of a local billionaire who wanted to support various types of scientific research.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence."
— 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 3:
"And surely, no form of munificence should entitle to a more grateful and lasting remembrance, than that which promotes the right education of youth;..."
— 1845, Lydia Sigourney, Scenes in my Native Land, The Great Oak of Geneseo, pages 86–87:
"Untill that Locrine for his Realmes defence,
Did head against them make and strong munificence"
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The billionaire's ____ was shown when he donated ten million dollars to build a new library.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The university's new science building was funded by the extraordinary ____ of a local billionaire who wanted to support various types of scientific research.