English → Latin
“munificent” in Latin
largusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in something; bountiful, liberal, munificent; generous with, lavish oflīberālisfreedom; dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman; generous, liberal, bountiful, amplebeneficusbeneficent; generous, liberal; blessedmūnificusbountiful, liberal, benevolent, generous, munificentbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mildtenāxclinging; tenacious; close-fisted, niggardly, stingyrestringōto draw back tightly, bind back or fast, tighten; to unfasten, unclose, open; to restrain, confine, restrict
The English word munificent itself goes back to Latin mūnificēns, through mūnificentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
munificent
largus (opposed to parcus, tenax, restrictus): liberalis (opposed to sordidus): beneficus (benevolent): munificus (generous): benignus (kind).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for munificent?
- The usual Latin words for “munificent” are largus, līberālis, beneficus; also mūnificus, benignus, tenāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.