generosity

English

Etymology

generous +‎ -ity

Noun

generosity (countable and uncountable; plural generosities)

1. (uncountable) the trait of being willing to donate money and/or time
   • 1963: Erik H. Erikson, Childhood and Society

     We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.

2. (uncountable) acting generously
3. (uncountable) the trait of being more than adequate
4. (literally) (uncountable) good breeding; nobility of stock
5. (countable) a generous act
   • 1873: Reverend M. C. Tyler, Proceedings at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Sage College of the Cornell University

     May the generosities of the founders of these halls, be rewarded by the fair and holy characters which shall be here formed....

Synonyms

• liberality
• (good breeding, noble stock): nobility

Antonyms

• stinginess

Translations

the trait of being willing to give your money and/or time

• Arabic: كرم (ar) (karam) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 慷慨 (cmn) (kāngkǎi), 寬厚 (cmn), 宽厚 (cmn) (kuānhòu), 大方 (cmn) (dàfang)

• Czech: štědrost (cs) f
• Dutch: gulheid (nl), vrijgevigheid (nl) f, genereusheid (nl)
• French: générosité (fr) f, bonté (fr) f
• German: Großzügigkeit (de) f, Generosität (de) f, Großmut (de) m
• Greek: γενναιοδωρία (el) (gennaiodoría) f
• Hungarian: nagylelkűség (hu)
• Irish: mórchroí (ga) m
• Italian: generosità (it) f, bontà (it) f
• Japanese: 気前 (ja) (きまえ, kimae), 気前のよさ (ja) (きまえのよさ, kimae no yosa), 寛大さ (ja) (かんだいさ, kandai-sa)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌خشنده‌گی

• Old Provençal: largetat
• Polish: hojność (pl) f, szczodrość (pl) f
• Portuguese: generosidade (pt) f
• Portuguese: generosidade (pt) f
• Romanian: generozitate (ro) f, bunătate (ro)
• Russian: щедрость (ru) (ščédrostʹ) f, великодушие (ru) (velikodúšije) n
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: великодушност (sh) f, дарежљивост (sh)

  Roman: velikodušnost (sh) f, darežljivost (sh)

• Spanish: generosidad (es) f
• Swedish: generositet (sv) c
• Telugu: సద్వినియోగము (te) (sadviniyogamu)
• Turkish: âli cenaplık (tr), cömertlik (tr)

acting generously

• Dutch: gulheid (nl)
• German: Großzügigkeit (de) f, Freizügigkeit (de) f
• Hungarian: bőkezűség (hu)
• Italian: generosità (it) f
• Romanian: generozitate (ro) f

• Russian: щедрость (ru) (ščédrostʹ) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: великодушност (sh) f

  Roman: velikodušnost (sh) f

the trait of being more than adequate

• Dutch: grootmoedigheid (nl)
• German: Großmut (de) m
• Hungarian: bőség (hu)

• Italian: abbondanza (it) f
• Romanian: abundență (ro) f

good breeding; nobility of stock

• Dutch: edelmoed (nl)
• German: Edelmut (de) m
• Hungarian: nemesség (hu)

• Romanian: noblețe (ro) f
• Spanish: (rare) generosidad (es) f

a generous act

• Dutch: gulheid (nl)
• German: Edelmut (de) m, Großzügigkeit (de) f
• Italian: atto (it) di (it) generosità (it) f, atto (it) generoso (it)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌خشنده‌

• Russian: щедрость (ru) (ščédrostʹ) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: великодушност (sh) f

  Roman: velikodušnost (sh) f

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• Mandarin: 宽厚 (cmn) (kuanhou)
• French: générosité (fr)
• Hebrew: נדיבות (he)
• Korean: 관대 (ko) (gwandae)
• Latin: generositas (la)
• Portuguese: generosidade (pt)
• Spanish: generosidad (es)