- 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 © 2026- 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. munificence, bountifulness. 2. nobleness, magnanimity.
- 1. stinginess. 2. pettiness.
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generosity /ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
'generosity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bounty
- cancel
- favour
- goodness
- largesse
- liberality
- magnanimity
- put upon
- resource
- spoil
- sponge
- sponger
- sportsman
- abundance
- affected
- cadge
- characteristic
- chivalry
- courtesy
- ennoble
- enormity
- gimme
- greed
- hospitable
- hostly
- impetuous
- joke
- kindness
- Lady Bountiful
- large
- largehearted
- largess
- lavish
- liberal
- Lludd
- magnanimous
- munificent
- noble
- noblesse oblige
- pay
- philanthropy
- profusive
- rather
- Robin Hood
- throw
- touched
- unite