generosity

B2 Topic:Describing People
US /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ UK /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/
noun Freq #9571

Meanings

  1. 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. 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

From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās.

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