generosity B2 Topic:Describing People US /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ UK /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #9571 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being kind and willing to give money, time, or help. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the charity reached its goal. 2 noun A generous act. His many generosities toward the village were never forgotten. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being kind... largesseliberalitygenerousness Word family Forms generosities Derived forms capernosityovergenerositysupergenerosityungenerosity Etymology AI details From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās. generosite Middle English generōsitās Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # generosity **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 9571 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being kind and willing to give money, time, or help. 2. A generous act. ## Examples - Thanks to the generosity of donors, the charity reached its goal. - His many generosities toward the village were never forgotten. ## Derived Forms - capernosity - overgenerosity - supergenerosity - ungenerosity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: generosite - Root: generōsitās ## Etymology From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās. ## AI Etymology Generosity comes from Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās. In current use, the main senses are “The quality of being kind and willing to give money, time, or help” and “A generous act”. ## Topics - Describing People - Actions & Processes markdown