generosity
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2.1
- noun
- /ˌdʒɛnəˈrɑsɪti/
:
generosidad
- As in 1965, I was bathed in the warmth, generosity, and love of the black church community.
- kindness and generosity
- sharing and generosity
- love and generosity
The virtue of generosity is good to have.
- The virtue of generosity is good to have.
- Like I, I really appreciate financial generosity in my relationship.
- Again, for narcissistic people, generosity is transactional.
- And, and cultivating that mindset of generosity is how we move towards brightness.
- Because that generosity of spirit goes so far.
- It it's, it's, it really is the demonstration of generosity in both directions, right?
- For every little piece that you give connection with generosity of spirit, it returns.
- So happiness, so generosity doesn't just make you feel good.
- Love embodies kindness, self sacrifice, compassion, generosity and charity.
- Now you're, you're extremely dependent on on people's generosity to live.
- Well, generosity makes people highly attractive.
Examples
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Yet, with his patience and generosity, he was teaching me about love.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Knights were profoundly grateful to the Emperor Charles... for his generosity toward them.
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Because of you, thanks to your generosity, we really appreciate it.
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I thank you for your generosity, sir.
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Does her generosity surprise you?
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Thanks to you and your generosity.
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The virtue of generosity is good to have.
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What the world needs is not more oil, but more love and generosity, more kindness and understanding.
Academic text (1993) -
I want to give a round of applause to our host for his boundless generosity.
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Her generosity in donating to the charity helped many families in need.
Synonyms
297
1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
76
1.4
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
35
6.3
A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
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6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
16
6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
14
3.9
To care more about other people's needs than your own
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4.1
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
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8.5
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
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8.4
Kind acts that help other people
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3.4
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
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7.3
Ready to put other people's needs before your own and help them
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9.9
A very generous giving of money or gifts
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7.0
Being ready to give money, help or time to other people
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
Being very generous and ready to give to others
Willingness to give freely and a lot to others
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Generosity comes from the Latin root gener-, which meant 'birth' or 'family' and is the same start as generate and gene. That idea grew into 'noble' behaviour, so a generous person was seen as noble for giving freely. That's why generosity now means being kind and willing to give time, help, or money.