Magnanimous vs. Risible — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Magnanimous and Risible
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Magnanimous
Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge.
Risible
Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.
Magnanimous
Noble and generous in spirit.
Risible
Eliciting laughter; ludicrous.
Magnanimous
Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror.
Be magnanimous in the enterprise.
To give a kingdom hath been thoughtGreater and nobler done, and to lay downFar more magnanimous than to assume.
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Risible
Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh.
Magnanimous
Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
Both strived for death; magnanimous debate.
There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.
Risible
Of or pertaining to laughter
The risible muscles
Magnanimous
Noble and generous in spirit;
A greathearted general
A magnanimous conqueror
Risible
Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
Magnanimous
Generous and understanding and tolerant;
A heart big enough to hold no grudges
That's very big of you to be so forgiving
A large and generous spirit
A large heart
Magnanimous toward his enemies
Risible
(of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter
Risible
Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh.
Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible.
Risible
Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance.
Risible
Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.
Risible
Arousing or provoking laughter;
An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
An amusing fellow
A comic hat
A comical look of surprise
Funny stories that made everybody laugh
A very funny writer
It would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
A mirthful experience
Risible courtroom antics
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