munificent vs near

munificent

adj
  • Very generous; lavish. 

  • Very liberal in giving or bestowing. 

near

adj
  • Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear. 

  • Physically close. 

  • So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow. 

  • Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling. 

  • Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture. 

  • Close in time. 

  • Closely connected or related. 

  • Approximate, almost. 

  • On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left). 

noun
  • The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc. 

adv
  • At or towards a position close in space or time. 

  • Nearly; almost. 

verb
  • To come closer to; to approach. 

prep
  • Close to in time. 

  • Physically close to, in close proximity to. 

  • Close to in nature or degree. 

How often have the words munificent and near occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )