generosity (redirected from generosities)

gen·er·os·i·ty  (jn-rs-t)

n. pl. gen·er·os·i·ties

1. Liberality in giving or willingness to give: a scholarship funded by the generosity of anonymous donors.

2. Nobility of thought or behavior; magnanimity.

3. Amplitude; abundance.

4. A generous act.

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[Middle English generosite, from Old French, from Latin genersits, from genersus, generous; see generous.]

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generosity [ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. willingness and liberality in giving away one's money, time, etc.; magnanimity

2. freedom from pettiness in character and mind

3. a generous act

4. abundance; plenty

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	generosity - the trait of being willing to give your money or time generousness charitableness - generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate) bounteousness, bounty - generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely bigheartedness - the quality of being kind and generous liberality, liberalness - the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament unselfishness - the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins" kindness - the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
	2.	generosity - acting generously                     unselfishness share-out, sharing - a distribution in shares

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generosity

noun

1. liberality, charity, bounty, munificence, beneficence, largesse or largess There are many stories of his generosity.

2. magnanimity, goodness, kindness, benevolence, selflessness, charity, unselfishness, high-mindedness, nobleness his moral decency and generosity of spirit

Quotations
"Generosity knows how to count, but refrains" [Mason Cooley City Aphorisms]

Translations

generosity [ˌdʒenəˈrɒsɪtɪ] N → generosidad f

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generosity [ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti] n → générosité f
to take advantage of sb's generosity → profiter de la générosité de qn

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generosity

n

→ Großzügigkeit f; (of terms) → Günstigkeit f

(= nobleness) → Großmut m

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generosity [ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ] n → generosità

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generosity → كَرَم velkorysost generøsitet Großzügigkeit γενναιοδωρία generosidad anteliaisuus générosité darežljivost generosità 寛大 마음이 후함 vrijgevigheid sjenerøsitet hojność generosidade щедрость generositet ความมีใจกว้าง cömertlik sự hào phóng 慷慨