generousness

3.4

Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything

noun
/ˈdʒɛnərəsnəs/

: generosidad

He showed remarkable generousness by donating both time and money to the cause.

Examples

Her generousness towards others has earned her great respect in the community.
Many people were touched by the generousness of his actions.
Her generousness is admired by everyone.
Generousness is a rare quality in today's world.
He showed remarkable generousness by donating both time and money to the cause.
Her generousness towards others has earned her great respect in the community.
Many people were touched by the generousness of his actions.

Synonyms

kindness

vsgenerousness

297 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

centres more on willingness to give time money or help

generosity

vsgenerousness

128 2.1

Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others

is the same meaning but uses an alternate word form

charity

vsgenerousness

76 1.4

Being kind and forgiving toward other people

is more about concrete giving of money time or practical help

philanthropy

vsgenerousness

35 6.3

A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes

is personal willingness to give rather than organised charitable practice

altruism

vsgenerousness

24 6.5

Caring about other people's needs more than your own

focuses on giving help and resources rather than the moral motive

benevolence

vsgenerousness

16 6.1

Kind feelings and actions that help other people

is more about practical giving than general good intentions

selflessness

vsgenerousness

14 3.9

To care more about other people's needs than your own

is about freely giving resources rather than prioritising others always

graciousness

vsgenerousness

6 4.1

Being kind, polite, and generous to other people

is chiefly about freely giving resources rather than manners

beneficence

vsgenerousness

Formal

2 8.4

Kind acts that help other people

focuses more narrowly on giving money time or practical help

unselfishness

vsgenerousness

2 3.4

Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own

is about freely giving help resources rather than selfless motive

self-giving

vsgenerousness

1 7.3

Ready to put other people's needs before your own and help them

emphasises giving money time or help rather than self sacrifice

munificence

vsgenerousness

Formal

1 9.9

A very generous giving of money or gifts

focuses on ordinary giving willingness rather than unusually large gifts

liberality

vsgenerousness

1 7.0

Being ready to give money, help or time to other people

is the everyday plain term for that same willingness to give

kindliness

vsgenerousness

1 3.2

Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people

focuses mainly on the act of giving rather than friendliness

openhandedness

vsgenerousness

7.2

Being very generous and ready to give to others

is similar but describes general willingness rather than very great giving

bounteousness

vsgenerousness

Literature

9.9

Willingness to give freely and a lot to others

is the common modern description of the same giving quality

charitableness

vsgenerousness

5.3

A willingness to give help or money to people in need

is broader, applying to giving time money or general help

kindheartedness

vsgenerousness

3.9

A caring and generous attitude toward other people

is the practical readiness to give resources rather than mainly feeling

bigheartedness

vsgenerousness

4.5

Kind and generous behavior that helps other people

emphasises giving resources freely rather than emotional warmth

openheartedness

vsgenerousness

5.4

Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly

is limited to the willingness to give help time or money

Antonyms

selfishness

50 3.0

Caring only about yourself and not about other people

stinginess

1 6.8

A habit of not wanting to give or spend money

How Generous

munificence

Formal

1 9.9

liberality

1 7.0

generousness

3.4

frugality

8 5.8

stinginess

1 6.8

Surface Forms

generousness singular

generousnesses plural

Morphology

generousness = generous (transparent) = generous + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'generous' meaning the quality or state of being generous, which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Generousness comes from the Latin root genus meaning 'birth' or 'family', the same root you see in generation and gene. At first it meant 'noble by birth', so being generous was like having a noble, open heart that gives freely, and that is why generousness means the habit of giving time, money, or help to others.