Generosity

Quick meaning: Generosity is a noun meaning (uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

Meaning

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A generous act.
2. (uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
3. (archaic, uncountable) Good breeding; nobility of stock.

Example Sentences

We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.

May the generosities of the founders of these halls, be rewarded by the fair and holy characters which shall be here formed[…].

Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.

Word Forms

• generosities

Synonyms for generosity

Depending on context, synonyms include largesse, liberality, nobility, unselfishness, generousness.

Antonyms for generosity

Common opposites include stinginess.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unselfishness, generousness, benevolence, bounty, generous, kindness.

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