Wordie: Magnanimous: Comments

Comment by bilby, 3 months ago

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:04:58 +0000

If you speak Italian, the conventional English pronunciation of this probably strikes you as ugly.

Comment by Shevek, 3 months ago

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:12:59 +0000

At least one translation of Aristotle uses the word magnanimous to refer to a person who is neither arrogant nor excessively humble. I like that definition better, because there isn't another word for that meaning, whereas generous is a perfectly good word, and not in need of a synonym.

Comment by arby, about 1 year ago

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:32:21 +0000

I think this is another one I misread as a child - "magnamanious".