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largemouthed bass | largemouthed black bass | largeness | larger | larger-than-life | largess | largesse | largest | larget | larghetto | larghissimo

largess

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lar=gess

CIDE DICTIONARY

largessn. [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.].
  •  Liberality; generosity; bounty.  [1913 Webster]
    "Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace."  [1913 Webster]
  •  A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.  [1913 Webster]
    "The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of “Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!” and gold and silver pieces were showered on them from the galleries."  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

largess

Trinkgeld, benevolence, bigheartedness, bonus, boon, bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, bribe, compliment, consideration, donative, double time, easy purse strings, favor, fee, free hand, freedom, freehandedness, freeheartedness, freeness, generosity, generousness, gift, givingness, graciousness, gratuity, gravy, grease, great heart, greatheartedness, honorarium, hospitality, lagniappe, largeheartedness, largeness, liberality, liberalness, magnanimity, munificence, open hand, open heart, openhandedness, openheartedness, palm oil, perks, perquisite, pourboire, premium, present, salve, something extra, sportula, sweetener, tip, unselfishness, welcome

ROGET THESAURUS

largess

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.


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