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generosity

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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.

[Middle English generosite, from Old French, from Latin genersits, from genersus, generous; see generous.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.generositygenerosity - the trait of being willing to give your money or time
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.generositygenerosity - acting generously                    
share-out, sharing - a distribution in shares

generosity
noun 1. liberality, charity, bounty, munificence, beneficence, largesse or largess
Translations

generosity [dʒɛnəˈrɔsɪtɪ] ngenerosidad f
generosity [dʒɛnəˈrɔsɪtɪ] ngénérosité f
generosity [dʒɛnəˈrɔsɪtɪ] nGroßzügigkeit f
generosity [dʒɛnəˈrɔsɪtɪ] ngenerosità


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"Verily," replied the Pharisee; "let us hasten: for this generosity in the heathen is unwonted; and fickle-mindedness has ever been an attribute of the worshippers of Baal.
He was one day engaged with Mr Allworthy in a discourse on charity: in which the captain, with great learning, proved to Mr Allworthy, that the word charity in Scripture nowhere means beneficence or generosity.
Dashwood's situation, with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;-- but in HER mind there was a sense of honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust.
 
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