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Definition of Generosity
1. Noun. The trait of being willing to give your money or time.
Specialized synonyms: Charitableness, Bounteousness, Bounty, Bigheartedness, Liberality, Liberalness, Unselfishness
Generic synonyms: Kindness
Attributes: Generous, Stingy, Ungenerous
Derivative terms: Generous, Generous, Generous
Antonyms: Stinginess
2. Noun. Acting generously.
Generic synonyms: Share-out, Sharing
Derivative terms: Generous, Unselfish, Unselfish
Definition of Generosity
1. n. Noble birth.
Definition of Generosity
1. Noun. the trait of being willing to donate money and/or time ¹
2. Noun. acting generously ¹
3. Noun. the trait of being more than adequate ¹
4. Noun. (literally) good breeding; nobility of stock ¹
5. Noun. a generous act ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Generosity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Generosity
Literary usage of Generosity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"The indissoluble union of generosity and valor was tht darling theme of their
song; and when they pointed theii keenest satire against a despicable race, ..."
2. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1908)
"As a consequence of his widespread patronage, his great generosity, ... As for
him, however empty his coffers, he continued his generosity to learned and ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"union of generosity and valour was the darling theme of their song ; and, when
they pointed their keenest satire against a despicable race, they affirmed, ..."
4. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1895)
"... no less at the generosity of Rebecca, by which, however, he resolved he would
not profit, than that of the robbers, to whose profession such a quality ..."
5. Introduction to the English Reader: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and by Lindley Murray, Israel Alger (1823)
"Care and generosity. V. OLD Care, with in'dustry and art, At length so well had
play'd his part, He heap 'd up such an ample store, That av 'rice could not ..."
6. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Joseph Jacobs (1892)
"Magnanimity, generosity, and all heroic qualities recognise in it their source.
cxxix Never complain. To complain always brings discredit. ..."
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