generosity

The definition of generosity is the quality of being willing to share.

(noun)

An example of generosity is always donating extra food and supplies to shelters.

See generosity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the quality of being generous; specif.,
1. nobility of mind; magnanimity
2. willingness to give or share; unselfishness
pl. generosities a generous act

Origin: ME generosite < L generositas < generosus

See generosity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gen·er·os·i·ties

Liberality in giving or willingness to give: a scholarship funded by the generosity of anonymous donors.
Nobility of thought or behavior; magnanimity.
Amplitude; abundance.
A generous act.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English generosite

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin generōsitās

Origin: , from generōsus, generous; see generous

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