Generosity Definition

jĕnə-rŏsĭ-tē
generosities
noun
generosities
Liberality in giving or willingness to give.
A philanthropist's generosity.
American Heritage
The quality of being generous.
Webster's New World
Kindness or magnanimity.
Spoke of his rival with generosity.
American Heritage
Amplitude; abundance.
The generosity of the salaries.
American Heritage
A generous act.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Generosity

Noun

Singular:
generosity
Plural:
generosities

Origin of Generosity

  • Middle English generosite from Old French from Latin generōsitās from generōsus generous generous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French générosité

    From Wiktionary

Generosity Sentence Examples

  • I thanked him for his generosity and donated a hundred dollar bill to his mission.

  • We are so very grateful for everyone's generosity.

  • American universities have owed much to Jewish generosity, a foremost benefactor of these (as of many other American institutions) being Jacob Schiff.

  • His generosity and hospitality were proved in his gifts to Richard and his treatment of captives.

  • She is always doing something to make some one happy, and her generosity and wise counsel have never failed my teacher and me in all the years we have known her.

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Words Starting With

GGEGEN

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YTYITY

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Words Starting With G and Ending With Y

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