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Definition of Largess
1. Noun. A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously.
2. Noun. Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit.
Generic synonyms: Liberality, Liberalness
Derivative terms: Magnanimous, Munificent, Openhanded
Definition of Largess
1. n. Liberality; generosity; bounty.
Definition of Largess
1. Noun. Generosity in the giving of gifts or money. ¹
2. Noun. The gifts or money given in such a way. ¹
3. Noun. A benevolent demeanor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Largess
1. generosity [n -ES] - See also: generosity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Largess
Literary usage of Largess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Edmund Clarence Stedman, Arthur Stedman (1894)
"largess. [Poems. 1881.] GO forth in life, O friend, not seeking love; A mendicant,
that with imploring eye And outstretched hand p.sks of the passers-by The ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"Also, a pension, largess, or dole to soldiers. LIVELY. Fresh ; gay ; neat. North.
It is so used in Danes' Rites, 1672, p. 8. Sometimes, living. LIVER. ..."
3. Poems by Anne Whitney (1906)
"largess from sevenfold heavens I pray, descend On all who toil for Beauty!
Never feet Grow weary that have done her bidding sweet About the careless world! ..."
4. Poems by Anne Whitney (1906)
"n largess from sevenfold heavens I pray, descend On all who toil for Beauty!
Never feet Grow weary that have done her bidding sweet About the careless world ..."
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