请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 generosity
释义

Trends of
generosity

View usage for:

generosity

(dʒenərɒsɪti)
uncountable noun
If you refer to someone's generosity, you mean that they are generous, especially in doing or giving more than is usual or expected.
There are stories about his generosity, the massive amounts of money he gave to charities.
...a man of great generosity of spirit.
Synonyms: liberality, charity, bounty, munificence More Synonyms of generosity
More Synonyms of generosity

generosity in British English

(ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -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

generosity in American English

(ˌdʒɛnərˈɑsəti)
noun
1. 
the quality of being generous
; specif.,
a. 
nobility of mind; magnanimity
b. 
willingness to give or share; unselfishness
2. Word forms: plural ˌgenerˈosities
a generous act
Word origin
ME generosite < L generositas < generosus

Examples of 'generosity' in a sentence
generosity

It was an electrifying event of generosity.
Christianity Today (2000)
Her sincerity is obvious and her generosity is magnificent.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Everyone seems to think he took advantage of my generosity by sponging off me.
The Sun (2012)
As a critic he was perhaps wrecked by his wholly unpolitic generosity.
Judd, Alan Ford Madox Ford (1990)

Quotations

Generosity knows how to count, but refrainsMason CooleyCity Aphorisms

In other languages
generosity

British English: generosity /ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ/ NOUN
If you refer to someone's generosity, you mean that they are generous, especially in doing or giving more than is usual or expected.
She is well known for her generosity.
  • American English: generosity
  • Arabic: كَرَم
  • Brazilian Portuguese: generosidade
  • Chinese: 慷慨
  • Croatian: darežljivost
  • Czech: velkorysost
  • Danish: generøsitet
  • Dutch: vrijgevigheid
  • European Spanish: generosidad
  • Finnish: anteliaisuus
  • French: générosité
  • German: Großzügigkeit
  • Greek: γενναιοδωρία
  • Italian: generosità
  • Japanese: 寛大
  • Korean: 마음이 후함
  • Norwegian: sjenerøsitet
  • Polish: hojność
  • European Portuguese: generosidade
  • Romanian: generozitate
  • Russian: щедрость
  • Latin American Spanish: generosidad
  • Swedish: generositet
  • Thai: ความมีใจกว้าง
  • Turkish: cömertlik
  • Ukrainian: щедрість
  • Vietnamese: sự hào phóng

Chinese translation of 'generosity'

generosity

(dʒɛnəˈrɔsɪtɪ)

n (u)

  1. 慷慨 (kāngkǎi)
1 (noun) 
There are many stories of his generosity.
Synonyms
liberality
They commended her ungrudging liberality.
charity
My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity.
bounty
The aid organization would not allow such bounty.
munificence
Thanks to his munificence, the house has survived.
beneficence
open-handedness
bounteousness
largesse or largess
2 (noun) 
her moral decency and generosity of spirit
Synonyms
magnanimity
We will have to show magnanimity in victory.
goodness
performing actions of goodness towards the poor
kindness
We have been treated with such kindness by everybody.
benevolence
A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need.
selflessness
charity
He had no sense of right and wrong, no charity, no humanity.
unselfishness
high-mindedness
nobleness

Quotation

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains [Mason Cooley – City Aphorisms]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beneficence
Synonyms
generosity,
love,
virtue,
goodness,
goodwill,
compassion,
kindness,
altruism,
benevolence,
helpfulness,
unselfishness,
liberality,
largesse or largess
in the sense of benevolence
Definition
inclination to do good
A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need.
Synonyms
kindness,
understanding,
charity,
grace,
sympathy,
humanity,
tolerance,
goodness,
goodwill,
compassion,
generosity,
indulgence,
decency,
altruism,
clemency,
gentleness,
philanthropy,
magnanimity,
fellow feeling,
beneficence,
kindliness,
kind-heartedness,
aroha (New Zealand)
in the sense of bounty
Definition
generosity
The aid organization would not allow such bounty.
Synonyms
generosity,
charity,
assistance,
kindness,
philanthropy,
benevolence,
beneficence,
liberality,
almsgiving,
open-handedness,
largesse or largess

Synonyms of 'generosity'

generosity

Explore 'generosity' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of charity
Definition
help given to those in need
My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity.
Synonyms
donations,
help,
relief,
gift,
contributions,
assistance,
hand-out,
philanthropy,
alms-giving,
benefaction,
largesse or largess,
koha (New Zealand)
in the sense of charity
Definition
a kindly attitude towards people
He had no sense of right and wrong, no charity, no humanity.
Synonyms
kindness,
love,
pity,
humanity,
affection,
goodness,
goodwill,
compassion,
generosity,
indulgence,
bounty,
altruism,
benevolence,
Agape,
fellow feeling,
benignity,
bountifulness,
tenderheartedness,
aroha (New Zealand)
in the sense of goodness
Definition
the quality of being good
performing actions of goodness towards the poor
Synonyms
kindness,
charity,
humanity,
goodwill,
mercy,
compassion,
generosity,
friendliness,
benevolence,
graciousness,
beneficence,
kindliness,
humaneness,
kind-heartedness,
obligingness
in the sense of kindness
Definition
the quality of being kind
We have been treated with such kindness by everybody.
Synonyms
goodwill,
understanding,
charity,
grace,
humanity,
affection,
patience,
tolerance,
goodness,
compassion,
hospitality,
generosity,
indulgence,
decency,
tenderness,
clemency,
gentleness,
philanthropy,
benevolence,
magnanimity,
fellow-feeling,
amiability,
beneficence,
kindliness,
generosity
in the sense of munificence
Thanks to his munificence, the house has survived.
Synonyms
generosity,
bounty,
philanthropy,
benevolence,
beneficence,
liberality,
big-heartedness,
generousness,
open-handedness,
bounteousness,
largesse or largess
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/2/11 16:45:43