Gracious vs Magnanimous - What's the difference?
gracious | magnanimous | Related terms |
kind and warmly courteous
tactful
compassionate
indulgent, charming and graceful
elegant and with good taste
benignant
expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Noble and generous in spirit.
As adjectives the difference between gracious and magnanimous
is that gracious is kind and warmly courteous while magnanimous is noble and generous in spirit.As an interjection gracious
is expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.gracious
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Alternative forms
* gratious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* graciousness * graciouslyInterjection
(en interjection)magnanimous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He thinks himself ardent, impulsive, passionate, magnanimous — capable of boundless enthusiasm for an idea or a sentiment.
- magnanimous forgiveness