Meaning

7 senses

  1. (uncountable)The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.

    Großzügigkeit

    ще́дростьščédrostʹ

    ще́дрістьščédristʹ

  2. (uncountable)Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.

    liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

  3. (uncountable)Money, etc., given in this way.

    a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

  4. (figuratively, uncountable)Abundance of something (chiefly beneficial), regarded as having been given generously.

  5. (countable)An act of donating or giving generously.

  6. (also, countable, figuratively)A specific gift of money, etc., given in this way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.

  7. (obsolete, uncountable)Chiefly in the form at one's largesse: freedom or liberty to act.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Thou shalt be generous, and give largesse to everyone.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(uncountable) trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time — see also generosity, liberality:
Русский
By meaning 1
(uncountable) trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time — see also generosity, liberality:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(uncountable) trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time — see also generosity, liberality:

Origin

From Middle English larges, largess, largesse [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman largece

From Middle English larges, largess, largesse [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman largece, largesce, Middle French largece, largesce, largesse, and Old French largesce (“breadth, width; request for a monetary gift; (act of) generous giving; (chiefly in the plural) generous gift; generosity, liberality”) (in Anglo-Norman also “liberty; privilege”; modern French largesse), from large (“big, large; generous; wide”).

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Forms

plural: largesses

Synonyms

6 synonyms
benevolenceB2munificenceC2bounty
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
miserlinessniggardlinessstinginesstightfistedness

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
largeA1largelyB1larkB2larvalaryngitisC2
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