generousness

gen·er·ous

G0081100 (jĕn′ər-əs)adj.1. Liberal in giving or sharing. See Synonyms at liberal.2. Showing kindness and magnanimity: It was generous of him to mention us in his remarks.3. Marked by abundance; ample: a generous slice of cake.4. Having a rich bouquet and flavor: a generous wine.5. Obsolete Of noble lineage.

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[French genereux, of noble birth, magnanimous, from Latin generōsus, from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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gen′er·ous·ly adv.gen′er·ous·ness n.

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generousness - the trait of being willing to give your money or timegenerositycharitableness - 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 sympathetic

generousness

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

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