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/dʒˌɛnərˈɑsəti/ Listen

noun

Generosity n.

Noble birth. (Obs.)

The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness. "Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities."

Liberality in giving; munificence.

Synonyms: Magnanimity; liberality.

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Etymology of 'Generosity'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Generosity" Quotes from Famous Books

... proceeded to say), he had nevertheless persisted in forcing himself upon her as a species of family connection: and she had weakly sanctioned the intrusion, solely from the dread that he would otherwise introduce himself to Mr. Vanstone's notice, and take unblushing advantage of Mr. Vanstone's generosity. Shrinking, naturally, from allowing her husband to be annoyed, and probably cheated as well, by any person who claimed, however preposterously, a family connection with herself, it had been her practice, for many years past, to assist the captain from her ...

— No Name • Wilkie Collins

... threads of gray. His cheeks and his forehead seemed in their smoothness as if coated with some impermeable and indestructible hard-finish. He had a resolute chin and a pair of hard, steel-gray eyes, which were set much too close together to leave great room for any attribution of an open-minded generosity. He and Mrs. Bates, under Marshall's promptings, bowed icily, and a cold and chilling silence ...

— With the Procession • Henry B. Fuller

... religion nor poetry could conjure up an angel more fascinating than his beloved. Indeed, though God had endowed her person with all those feminine graces that adorned the first woman in Paradise, he had also lavished on her a heart whose crystalline purity was never clouded, and whose generosity burst forth with every emotion ...

— The Poor Gentleman • Hendrik Conscience

... for an extra shilling two in wages—that they couldn't afford. That wouldn't be seen! But when one sticks out a grain-sheaf on a pole once a year, it looks generous. Ah, that one is a fine fellow!—and generosity is a virtue. Now, if we were to share and share alike, I should get back my porridge, which I gave to the elf. [Shakes sheaf and gathers ...

— Lucky Pehr • August Strindberg

... minister surprised him greatly by asking his advice about the investment of the money which his brother-in-law's generosity had placed at his disposal. A very few words settled the matter. The minister lent the money to Mr Snow, and for the annual interest of the same, he was to have the use of the farm-house and the ten acres of meadow ...

— Janet's Love and Service • Margaret M Robertson

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