munificent reward

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• munificent — [myo͞o nif′ə sənt] adj. [L munificens < munificus, bountiful < munus, a gift (akin to munia: see MUNICIPAL) + facere, to make: see DO1] 1. very generous in giving; lavish 2. characterized by great generosity [a munificent reward]… …   English World dictionary

• generous — generously, adv. generousness, n. /jen euhr euhs/, adj. 1. liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift. 2. free from meanness or smallness of mind or character; magnanimous. 3. large; abundant; ample: a …   Universalium

• generous — gen•er•ous [[t]ˈdʒɛn ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish 2) free from meanness or pettiness; magnanimous 3) large; abundant: a generous piece of pie[/ex] 4) rich or strong in flavor: a generous wine[/ex] 5) fertile;… …   From formal English to slang

• mu|nif´i|cent|ly — mu|nif|i|cent «myoo NIHF uh suhnt», adjective. 1. extremely generous: »My father gave me ten shillings and my mother five for pocket money and I thought them munificent (Samuel Butler). SYNONYM(S): bountiful, liberal. 2. characterized by great… …   Useful english dictionary

• mu|nif|i|cent — «myoo NIHF uh suhnt», adjective. 1. extremely generous: »My father gave me ten shillings and my mother five for pocket money and I thought them munificent (Samuel Butler). SYNONYM(S): bountiful, liberal. 2. characterized by great generosity: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Remunerate — Re*mu ner*ate ( ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remunerated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remunerating}.] [L. remuneratus, p. p. of remunerare, remunerari; pref. re re + munerare, munerari, to give, present, from munus, muneris, a gift, present. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Remunerated — Remunerate Re*mu ner*ate ( ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remunerated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remunerating}.] [L. remuneratus, p. p. of remunerare, remunerari; pref. re re + munerare, munerari, to give, present, from munus, muneris, a gift,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English