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magnânimo

Portuguese, adjective/ma.ɡiˈnɐ̃.ni.mu/

magnânimo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que perdoa facilmente”.

What does magnânimo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que perdoa facilmente 2. generoso, benevolente

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of magnânimo

  • magnânima feminine
  • magnânimos masculine plural
  • magnânimas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce magnânimo?

  • Brazil /ma.ɡiˈnɐ̃.ni.mu/
  • Brazil /maɡˈnɐ̃.ni.mu/
  • Portugal /mɐɡˈnɐ.ni.mu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to magnânimo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is magnânimo in Portuguese?

magnânimo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).