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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 [ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti] n → générosité f to take advantage of sb's generosity → profiter de la générosité de qn generosity n → Großzügigkeit f; (of terms) → Günstigkeit f (= nobleness) → Großmut m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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