magnanimous mægˈnænəməs adjective
1. noble and generous in spirit
2. generous, understanding and tolerant
The word magnanimous has appeared in 43 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 22 in “The Sisterhood of the Cape Cod Wedding Dress,” by Tammy LaGorce. The article tells the story of Eleanor Conroy and Christopher Aitken, who were friends for many years before they began dating and eventually got married:
He occasionally brought girlfriends home during those years to Sandwich. His parents, Montgomery and Elizabeth Aitken, have since divorced and moved from the home where he grew up with an older sister, Alyssa Banholzer. Ms. Conroy met several of those girlfriends. “Chris always picked very lovely women,” she said. Mr. Aitken can’t be as magnanimous about Ms. Conroy’s past loves, because she didn’t have any. “He was my only boyfriend, ever,” she said.
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