generosity

gen·er·os·i·ty

G0081000 (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).

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[Middle English generosite, from Old French, from Latin generōsitās, from generōsus, generous; see generous.]

generosity

(ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. willingness and liberality in giving away one's money, time, etc; magnanimity2. freedom from pettiness in character and mind3. a generous act4. abundance; plenty

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	generosity - the trait of being willing to give your money or timegenerousnesscharitableness - generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)bounteousness, bounty - generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freelybigheartedness - the quality of being kind and generousliberality, liberalness - the trait of being generous in behavior and temperamentunselfishness - 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 sympatheticstinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
	2.	generosity - acting generously unselfishnessshare-out, sharing - a distribution in shares

generosity

noun1. 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 spiritQuotations
"Generosity knows how to count, but refrains" [Mason Cooley City Aphorisms]

generosity

nounThe quality or state of being generous:big-heartedness, bounteousness, bountifulness, freehandedness, generousness, great-heartedness, large-heartedness, lavishness, liberality, magnanimity, magnanimousness, munificence, openhandedness, unselfishness, unsparingness.

Translations

慷慨

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. 慷慨的 大方的2. large; larger than necessary. a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake. 大量的 大量的3. kind, willing to forgive. Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks. 寬宏大量的 宽宏大量的ˈgenerously adverb 慷慨地，寬宏大量地 慷慨地，宽宏大量地 ˌgeneˈrosity (-ˈrosəti) noun 慷慨 慷慨

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