willingness and liberality in giving away one's money, time, etc; magnanimity freedom from pettiness in character and mind a generous act abundance; plenty
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gen•er•os•i•ty /ˌdʒɛnəˈrɑsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the quality of being generous;
the act of being generous.
gen•er•os•i•ty
( jen′ə ros′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- readiness or liberality in giving.
- freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character.
- a generous act:We thanked him for his many generosities.
- largeness or fullness;
amplitude.
- Latin generōsitās, equivalent. to generōs(us) generous + -itās -ity
- late Middle English generosite 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged munificence, bountifulness.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nobleness, magnanimity.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stinginess.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pettiness.
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'generosity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lady Bountiful
- Lludd
- Robin Hood
- abundance
- affected
- bounty
- cadge
- cancel
- characteristic
- chivalry
- courtesy
- ennoble
- enormity
- favour
- gimme
- goodness
- greed
- hospitable
- hostly
- impetuous
- joke
- kindness
- large
- largehearted
- largess
- largesse
- lavish
- liberal
- liberality
- magnanimity
- magnanimous
- munificent
- noble
- noblesse oblige
- pay
- philanthropy
- profusive
- put upon
- rather
- resource
- spoil
- sponge
- sponger
- sportsman
- throw
- touched
- unite