generosity
/,dʤenə'rɔsiti/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish; the quality of being generous: This refers to the character trait of someone who is willing to give more of something, such as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected.
- A generous act: This refers to a specific action that demonstrates a generous nature.
Examples
- Noun:
- She is known for her generosity to local charities.
- I will never forget your generosity in helping me when I was in need.
- His generosity of spirit made him a beloved leader.
Advanced Usage
- "to show generosity": to act in a way that demonstrates a generous nature.
- The company showed great generosity by matching all employee donations.
- "out of generosity": motivated by a generous feeling.
- He offered his help purely out of generosity.
Variants and Related Words
- Generous (adj): showing a readiness to give more of something than is necessary.
- She is a very generous person with both her time and her money.
- Generously (adv): in a generous way.
- He generously donated the proceeds to charity.
Synonyms
- Benevolence: the quality of being well-meaning; kindness.
- Magnanimity: the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
- Liberality: the quality of giving or spending freely.
Antonyms
- Stinginess: lack of generosity.
- Meanness: lack of generosity; spitefulness.
- Miserliness: excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
Idioms and Phrases
- The milk of human kindness / generosity: natural kindness and sympathy shown to others.
- In times of crisis, we often see the milk of human generosity flow.
- To take advantage of someone's generosity: to unfairly use someone's willingness to give or help.
- Please don't take advantage of her generosity by asking for too much.
Noun
- acting generously
- the trait of being willing to give your money or time