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gen⋅er⋅os⋅i⋅ty

  [jen-uh-ros-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. readiness or liberality in giving.
2. freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character.
3. a generous act: We thanked him for his many generosities.
4. largeness or fullness; amplitude.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME generosite < L generōsitās, equiv. to generōs(us) generous + -itās -ity

Synonyms:
1. munificence, bountifulness. 2. nobleness, magnanimity.

Antonyms:
1. stinginess. 2. pettiness.
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gen·er·os·i·ty   (jěn'ə-rŏs'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. gen·er·os·i·ties
  1. Liberality in giving or willingness to give: a scholarship funded by the generosity of anonymous donors.
  2. Nobility of thought or behavior; magnanimity.
  3. Amplitude; abundance.
  4. A generous act.

[Middle English generosite, from Old French, from Latin generōsitās, from generōsus, generous; see generous.]
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Generosity

Gen`er*os"i*ty\, n. [L. generositas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]rosit['e].]

1. Noble birth. [Obs.] --Harris (Voyages).

2. 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. --Barrow.

3. Liberality in giving; munificence.

Syn: Magnanimity; liberality.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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