Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being generous, in any sense of that word.
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- noun The quality of being
generous ;generosity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of being willing to give your money or time
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Examples
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This generousness on his part is hurtful to his fellow laborers, for it compels them to an equal generousness which is not to their liking, and which gives them less of food and shelter.
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This generousness on his part is hurtful to his fellow laborers, for it compels them to an equal generousness which is not to their liking, and which gives them less of food and shelter.
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The generousness on his part is hurtful to his fellow-laborers, for it compels them to an equal generousness which is not to their liking, and which gives them less of food and shelter.
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This generousness on his part is hurtful to his fellow laborers, for it compels them to an equal generousness which is not to their liking, and which gives them less of food and shelter.
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This generousness on his part is hurtful to his fellow laborers, for it compels them to an equal generousness which is not to their liking, and which gives them less of food and shelter.
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This generousness on his part is hurtful to his fellow-laborers, for it compels them to an equal generousness which is not to their liking, and which gives them less of food and shelter.
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Just as his act makes his rivals compulsorily generous, so do they, by fortune of birth and training, make compulsory his act of generousness.
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“Thanks to your generousness of giving us our own cell phones.”
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“Thanks to your generousness of giving us our own cell phones.”
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You are so big and generous that you challenge me to equal generousness.
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