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gen·er·os·i·ty
(jĕn′ə-rŏs′ĭ-tē)n. pl. gen·er·os·i·ties
1. Liberality in giving or willingness to give: a philanthropist's generosity.
2. Kindness or magnanimity: spoke of his rival with generosity.
3. Amplitude; abundance: the generosity of the salaries.
4. A generous act: "The cries of welcome recalled vanished generosities of the old city" (Lawrence Durrell).
[Middle English generosite, from Old French, from Latin generōsitās, from generōsus, generous; see generous.]
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generosity
(ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. willingness and liberality in giving away one's money, time, etc; magnanimity
2. freedom from pettiness in character and mind
3. a generous act
4. abundance; plenty
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gen•er•os•i•ty
(ˌdʒɛn əˈrɒs ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. readiness or liberality in giving; munificence.
2. freedom from meanness or pettiness; magnanimity.
3. a generous act.
4. largeness or fullness; amplitude.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
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Noun 1. [画像:generosity - the trait of being willing to give your money or time]generosity - the trait of being willing to give your money or time
charitableness - generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)
bounteousness, bounty - generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
bigheartedness - the quality of being kind and generous
liberality, liberalness - the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
unselfishness - the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins"
kindness - the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
2. [画像:generosity - acting generously]generosity - acting generously
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generosity
noun
1. liberality, charity, bounty, munificence, beneficence, largesse or largess There are many stories of his generosity.
2. magnanimity, goodness, kindness, benevolence, selflessness, charity, unselfishness, high-mindedness, nobleness his moral decency and generosity of spirit
Quotations
"Generosity knows how to count, but refrains" [Mason Cooley City Aphorisms]
"Generosity knows how to count, but refrains" [Mason Cooley City Aphorisms]
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generosity
nounThe quality or state of being generous:
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Translations
velkorysostštědrost
generøsitetstorsindethedgavmildhed
anteliaisuus
darežljivost
bőkezűségbőségnagylelkűségnemesség
örlæti; göfuglyndi
寛大
마음이 후함
veľkorysosť
velikodušnost
generositet
ความมีใจกว้าง
sự hào phóng
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generosity
[ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti] n → générosité fto take advantage of sb's generosity → profiter de la générosité de qn
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generosity
n
→ Großzügigkeit f; (of terms) → Günstigkeit f
(= nobleness) → Großmut m
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generous
(ˈdʒenərəs) adjective (negative ungenerous).
1. willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose. a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday. vrygewig كَريم щедър generoso štědrý, velkorysý freigiebig gavmild; generøs γενναιόδωρος generoso helde(käeline) بخشنده؛ با سخاوت antelias généreux נדיב उदार velikodušan nagylelkű dermawan örlátur generoso 気前のよい 돈을 아끼지 않는 dosnus devīgs; dāsns pemurah vrijgevig gavmild, raus, sjenerøs szczodry, hojny سخي، دوركړى څښتن generoso generos щедрый; великодушный štedrý radodaren velikodušan generös, frikostig โอบอ้อมอารี cömert 慷慨的 щедрий سخی hào phóng 大方的
2. large; larger than necessary. a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake. vrygewige وافِر обилен generoso pořádný üppig rigelig μεγάλος, σεβαστός generoso, abundante rikkalik بزرگ؛ بزرگتر از حد معمول suuri généreux נדיב-לב प्रचुर obilan bőséges besar sekali ríflegur, stór generoso 大きな 많은, 풍부한 nemažas, gausus bagātīgs banyak royaal stor, rikelig, rundhåndet obfity سخی generoso generos изрядный; большой (po)riadny obilen izdašan generöst tilltagen, stor เหลือเฟือ büyük, çokça, bol 大量的 щедрий وسیع sung túc; dồi dào 大量的
3. kind, willing to forgive. Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks. vrygewige سَموح، مُتَسامِح великодушен generoso velkodušný großmütig storsindet μεγαλόψυχος generoso suuremeelne با گذشت؛ بزرگوار aulis généreux נדיב दयालु širokogrudan jószívű pemurah göfuglyndur; sáttfús generoso 寛大な 아량이 있는 kilniaširdiškas, kilnus augstsirdīgs murah hati grootmoedig storsinnet, romslig, raus wielkoduszny خواخوږي، زړه سواند، مهر بان generoso generos великодушный veľkorysý velikodušen plemenit storsint เมตตา กรุณา bağışlayıcı 寬宏大量的 великодушний مہربان cao thượng 宽宏大量的
ˈgenerously adverb vrygewige بِصورَة كريمَه великодушно generosamente štědře; šlechetně freigiebig gavmildt; generøst; rigeligt; storsindet γενναιόδωρα generosamente heldelt سخاوتمندانه؛ زیاد anteliaasti généreusement בנדיבות उदारता से širokogrudno, velikodušno nagylelkűen secara dermawan af örlæti generosamente 気前よく 아낌없이 dosniai, kilniaširdiškai devīgi; augstsirdīgi dengan pemurah vrijgevig, royaal rundhåndet, storsinnet, sjenerøst hojnie, wielkodusznie په سخاوت په خلاص لاس generosamente cu generozitate щедро; великодушно veľkoryso velikodušno darežljivo generöst อย่างใจกว้าง cömertçe, bol bol 慷慨地,寬宏大量地 великодушно; щедро سخاوت سے hào phóng 慷慨地,宽宏大量地
ˌgeneˈrosity (-ˈrosəti) noun vrygewigheid كَرَم щедрост generosidade velkorysost die Freigiebigkeit gavmildhed; generøsitet; storsindethed γενναιοδωρία generosidad heldus, suuremeelsus سخاوت؛ بخشندگی anteliaisuus générosité רוחב-לב उदारता širokogrudnost, velikodušnost nagylelkűség kedermawanan örlæti; göfuglyndi generosità 気前のよさ 관대함 dosnumas, kilniaširdiškumas devība; augstsirdība murah hati generositeit sjenerøsitet hojność, wielkoduszność سخاوت، وركړ generosidade generozitate щедрость; великодушие veľkorysosť, šľachetnosť radodarnost darežljivost generositet ความเอื้อเฟื้อ; ความเผื่อแผ่ cömertlik 慷慨 великодушність; щедрість سخاوت tính hào hiệp 慷慨
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generosity
→ كَرَم velkorysost generøsitet Großzügigkeit γενναιοδωρία generosidad anteliaisuus générosité darežljivost generosità 寛大 마음이 후함 vrijgevigheid sjenerøsitet hojność generosidade щедрость generositet ความมีใจกว้าง cömertlik sự hào phóng 慷慨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009