largesse

largess

/ (lɑːˈdʒɛs) /

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noun

the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money

the things so bestowed

generosity of spirit or attitude

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Word Origin for largesse

C13: from Old French, from large

Words nearby largesse

large pudendal lips, larger-than-life, large-scale, large-scale integration, largess, largesse, large white, larghetto, lar gibbon, largish, largo

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How to use largesse in a sentence

Some French politicians also have been known to accept the largesse of Arab benefactors.
The Paris Job: Inside the Epic $335,000 Saudi Stick-Up|Christopher Dickey|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rich people need to play-act their financial largesse, so we can hate them for it.
Sting and Hillary Are Just Like You: How the Very Rich Play at Being Very Ordinary|Tim Teeman|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the expanded efforts expiring, there was no move in Congress to continue the largesse.
Food Stamp Cuts Add to Walmart’s Troubles|Daniel Gross|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
American weapons, troops, and largesse could never bestow legitimacy on a corrupt and incompetent Saigon regime.
General Giap and the Myth of American Invincibility|James A. Warren|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

For the first time since Chávez launched his revolution, however, that largesse can no longer be taken for granted.
After the Presidential Election, a Tough Road for Hugo Chávez|Mac Margolis|October 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At last, with the aid of an extravagant largesse, she was conducted to her staterooms.
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard
The least decrepit of the beggars, armed with Helen's largesse of copper coin, had joined them from beneath the portico.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
The small, bullet-headed man had just paid his extravagant bill, distributed his largesse, and was about to depart.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
To his companions he gave gifts with such largesse, that his horse and armour were all that at any time he called his own.
Val d'Arno|John Ruskin
Varney gave his largesse with an affectation of complaisance and humility.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott