largesse
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
French largesse, Old French largesce
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
largesse (plural largesses)
- (uncountable) Generosity in the giving of gifts or money.
- Synonyms: benevolence, generosity, graciousness, boon
- Antonyms: niggardliness, tight fistedness
- The gifts or money given in such a way.
- 1846, Charles Dickens, Pictures from Italy, published 1913, page 264:
- The procession was brought to a close, by some dozen indomitable warriors of different nations, riding two and two, and haughtily surveying the tame population of Modena: among whom, however, they occasionally condescended to scatter largesse in the form of a few handbills.
- A benevolent demeanor.
Translations[edit]
generosity in the giving of gifts or money
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the gifts or money given in such a way
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French largesce, corresponding to large + -esse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
largesse f (plural largesses)
- largess; financial generosity
Further reading[edit]
- “largesse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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