generosity
noun
[ dʒɛnəˈrɒsəti ]
• the quality of being kind and generous.
• "I was overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and neighbours"
Similar:
liberality,
lavishness,
magnanimity,
magnanimousness,
munificence,
open-handedness,
free-handedness,
bounty,
unselfishness,
indulgence,
prodigality,
princeliness,
bounteousness,
benignancy,
liberalness,
kindness,
kindliness,
benevolence,
beneficence,
altruism,
charity,
philanthropism,
nobility,
nobleness,
loftiness,
high-mindedness,
big-heartedness,
honourableness,
honour,
goodness,
self-sacrifice,
lack of prejudice,
disinterest,
• the quality or fact of being plentiful or large.
• "diners certainly cannot complain about the generosity of portions"
Similar:
abundance,
plentifulness,
copiousness,
amplitude,
profuseness,
richness,
lavishness,
liberality,
munificence,
largeness,
superabundance,
infinity,
inexhaustibility,
opulence,
bounteousness,
plenteousness,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting nobility of birth): from Latin generositas, from generosus ‘magnanimous’ (see generous). Current senses date from the 17th century.
