generosity

[ jen-uh-ros-i-tee ]
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noun,plural gen·er·os·i·ties.
  1. readiness or liberality in giving.

  2. freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character.

  1. a generous act: We thanked him for his many generosities.

  2. largeness or fullness; amplitude.

Origin of generosity

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās, from generōs(us) generous + -itās -ity

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Other words from generosity

  • o·ver·gen·er·os·i·ty, noun
  • su·per·gen·er·os·i·ty, noun

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How to use generosity in a sentence

  • He come July six, for don't you mind how they called him Cevery out of pity and generosity for the Spayniards?

  • His unbounded generosity won for him the admiration of all his race, who graciously recognized him as their Maguinoó.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • Stanhope subscribed to the reasonableness of the Duke's first impressions, as the immediate effect of such supposed generosity.

  • As in the old days of the Rusholme Road, Batterby flung his money about with unostentatious generosity.

  • Altogether an odd and difficult character, but with a generosity and high courage that made her very lovable.

    Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for generosity

generosity

/ (ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ) /


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

  2. freedom from pettiness in character and mind

  1. a generous act

  2. abundance; plenty

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