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gen·er·os·i·ty
(jĕn′ə-rŏs′ĭ-tē)n. pl. gen·er·os·i·ties
1. Liberality in giving or willingness to give: a philanthropist's generosity.
2. Kindness or magnanimity: spoke of his rival with generosity.
3. Amplitude; abundance: the generosity of the salaries.
4. A generous act: "The cries of welcome recalled vanished generosities of the old city" (Lawrence Durrell).
[Middle English generosite, from Old French, from Latin generōsitās, from generōsus, 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
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gen•er•os•i•ty
(ˌdʒɛn əˈrɒs ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. readiness or liberality in giving; munificence.
2. freedom from meanness or pettiness; magnanimity.
3. a generous act.
4. largeness or fullness; amplitude.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | generosity - 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. | generosity - acting generously |
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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]
"Generosity knows how to count, but refrains" [Mason Cooley City Aphorisms]
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generosity
nounThe quality or state of being generous:
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Translations
velkorysostštědrost
generøsitetstorsindethedgavmildhed
anteliaisuus
darežljivost
bőkezűségbőségnagylelkűségnemesség
örlæti; göfuglyndi
寛大
마음이 후함
veľkorysosť
velikodušnost
generositet
ความมีใจกว้าง
sự hào phóng
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generosity
[ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti] n → générosité fto 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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generous
(ˈdʒenərəs) adjective (negative ungenerous).
1. willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose. a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.
2. large; larger than necessary. a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.
3. kind, willing to forgive. Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.
ˈgenerously adverbˌgeneˈrosity (-ˈrosəti) noun
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009