largesse
/lɑːˈ(d)ʒɛs
/(also largess)
noun [mass noun]
1Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others: presumably public money is not dispensed with such largesse to anyone else...
- He was quite happy, in fact, to rely upon US training and largesse less than twenty years ago.
- Thus, it turns out that the declaration of ‘independence’ is dependent upon largesse from the oil conglomerates.
- This incredible Federal Reserve largesse did not go unnoticed by the leveraged speculating community.
Synonyms
generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence, benefaction, altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness, open-handedness, kindness, big-heartedness, great-heartedness, lavishness, free-handedness, unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-denial
historical almsgiving
1.1Money or gifts given generously: the distribution of largesse to the local population...
- Unfortunately, he said, this government was more interested in distribution of largesse on the basis of patronage.
- In retrospect, Australia's flourishing multiculturalism was built on a fragile base: a booming economy with a wide distribution of its largesse.
- You liked new engines, but management was scrupulous in its distribution of such largesse and your share was minute.
Synonyms
gifts, presents, donations, handouts, endowments, grants, aid, alms, offerings, favours, contributions;
patronage, sponsorship, backing, help
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin largus 'copious'.