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generosity(dictionary)

generosity (iou)



generosity noun. LME.
[Latin generositas, from generosus: see GENEROUS, -ITY.]
Excellence or nobility of birth. arch. LME.
Orig., courage, nobility of conduct. Now only, magnanimity, willingness to forgive. Also (rare), an instance of this. E17.
R. Bentley His Judgment, like other mens Valour, has commonly the generosity to favour the weaker side.
Liberality in giving, munificence; rare an instance of this. L17.
R. Davies He gave away..all sorts of stuff at every performance...What was all that generosity meant to conceal?