largesse
Americannoun
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generous bestowal of gifts.
Corporate sponsors can keep entire festivals and arenas alive with their largesse, so they need to be strategic about their giving.
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a generous gift or gifts, such as of money.
With the largesse received from these donors, the hospital has been able to purchase two new MRI machines.
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generosity; liberality.
He's a man of remarkable largesse of mind, heart, and soul.
noun
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the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money
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the things so bestowed
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generosity of spirit or attitude
Etymology
Origin of largesse
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English largesse, from Old French; large, -ice
Example Sentences
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With public debt reaching a record €3.48 trillion in the third quarter of 2025 and a budget deficit estimated at 5.4% of GDP, such largesse is likely no longer in the cards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“That largesse can be redeployed in the form of lower interest rates to support households and small and medium-size businesses.”
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Irma herself was one of the recipients of government largesse who started speaking up.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
If she’s banking on your largesse, that’s ultimately a career killer.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026
The Garcías could not afford extras, and they did not want to put their hosts in the embarrassing position of having to spend money out of largesse.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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