Generosity

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gen=er=os=i=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

Generosity, n. [L. generositas: cf. F. générosité.].

•  Noble birth.  Harris (Voyages).  [1913 Webster]
•  The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness.  [1913 Webster]

  "Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities."  [1913 Webster]
•  Liberality in giving; munificence.

Syn. -- Magnanimity; liberality.

THESAURUS

Generosity

BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, abundance, affluence, agape, altruism, amiability, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, avalanche, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness, bigheartedness, bigness, bonanza, bonhomie, bounteousness, bountifulness, bountiousness, bounty, brotherly love, bumper crop, caritas, charitableness, charity, chivalrousness, chivalry, copiousness, cordiality, do-goodism, easy purse strings, elevation, errantry, exaltation, extravagance, exuberance, fertility, flood, flow, flower power, foison, free hand, freedom, freehandedness, freeheartedness, freeness, friendliness, full measure, fullness, generousness, geniality, giving, givingness, goodwill, grace, graciousness, great abundance, great heart, great plenty, greatheartedness, greatness, greatness of heart, gush, heartiness, heroism, high-mindedness, hospitableness, hospitality, humanitarianism, idealism, knight-errantry, knightliness, landslide, largeheartedness, largeness, largess, lavishness, liberality, liberalness, loftiness, lots, love, love of mankind, luxuriance, magnanimity, magnanimousness, maximum, more than enough, much, munificence, myriad, myriads, neighborliness, nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness, numerousness, open door, open hand, open heart, openhandedness, openheartedness, opulence, opulency, outpouring, overflow, philanthropism, philanthropy, plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plenty, prevalence, princeliness, prodigality, productiveness, profuseness, profusion, quantities, receptiveness, repleteness, repletion, rich harvest, rich vein, richness, riot, riotousness, scads, shower, spate, stream, sublimity, substantiality, substantialness, superabundance, teemingness, unselfishness, utilitarianism, warmheartedness, warmness, warmth, wealth, welcome, welfarism, well-disposedness

ROGET THESAURUS

Generosity

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.

Liberality

N liberality, generosity, munificence, bounty, bounteousness, bountifulness, hospitality, charity, liberal, free, generous, charitable, hospitable, bountiful, bounteous, handsome, unsparing, ungrudging, unselfish, open handed, free handed, full handed, open hearted, large hearted, free hearted, munificent, princely, overpaid, handsome is that handsome does.

Benevolence

N benevolence, Christian charity, God's love, God's grace, good will, philanthropy, unselfishness, good nature, good feeling, good wishes, kindness, kindliness, loving-kindness, benignity, brotherly love, charity, humanity, fellow-feeling, sympathy, goodness of heart, warmth of heart, bonhomie, kind-heartedness, amiability, milk of human kindness, tenderness, love, friendship, toleration, consideration, generosity, mercy, charitableness, bounty, almsgiving, good works, beneficence, the luxury of doing good, acts of kindness, a good turn, good offices, kind offices good treatment, kind treatment, good Samaritan, sympathizer, bon enfant, altruist, benevolent, kind, kindly, well-meaning, amiable, obliging, accommodating, indulgent, gracious, complacent, good-humored, warm-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, large-hearted, broad- hearted, merciful, charitable, beneficent, humane, benignant, bounteous, bountiful, good-natured, well-natured, spleenless, sympathizing, sympathetic, complaisant, well-meant, well-intentioned, fatherly, motherly, brotherly, sisterly, paternal, maternal, fraternal, sororal, friendly, with a good intention, with the best intentions, Int, Godspeed!, much good may it do!, act a charity sometimes, a tender heart, a will inflexible, de mortuis nil nisi bonum, say only good things about the dead, don't speak ill of the dead, kind words are more than coronets, quando amigo pide no hay manana, the social smile, the sympathetic tear.

Philanthropy

N philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism universal benevolence, endaemonism, deliciae humani generis, cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology common weal, socialism, communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism, patriotism, civism, nationality, love of country, amor patriae, public spirit, chivalry, knight errantry, generosity, philanthropist, endaemonist, utilitarian, Benthamite, socialist, communist, cosmopolite, citizen of the world, amicus humani generis, knight errant, patriot, philanthropic, humanitarian, utilitarian, cosmopolitan, public- spirited, patriotic, humane, large-hearted, chivalric, generous, pro bono publico, pro aris et focis, humani nihil a me alienum puto, omne solum forti patria, un bien fait n'est jamais perdu.

Disinterestedness

N disinterestedness, generosity, liberality, liberalism, altruism, benevolence, elevation, loftiness of purpose, exaltation, magnanimity, chivalry, chivalrous spirit, heroism, sublimity, self-denial, self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, self-immolation, self-control, stoicism, devotion, martyrdom, suttee, labor of love, disinterested, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self- devoted, generous, handsome, liberal, noble, broad-minded, noble-minded, high-minded, princely, great, high, elevated, lofty, exalted, spirited, stoical, magnanimous, great-hearted, large-hearted, chivalrous, heroic, sublime, unbought, unbribed, uncorrupted, non vobis solum.