generosity

English

Etymology

From Middle French générosité, from Latin generōsitas.

Noun

generosity (countable and uncountable, plural generosities)

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

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

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2. (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 […] .

3. (uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
4. (archaic, uncountable) Good breeding; nobility of stock.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• stinginess

Translations

the trait of being willing to donate

• Arabic: كَرَم (ar) m (karam)
• Aromanian: bunãtati f
• Belarusian: шчо́драсць f (ščódrascʹ)
• Bulgarian: ще́дрост (bg) f (štédrost)
• Catalan: generositat f
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: štědrost f
• Danish: generøsitet c, storsind n, storladenhed c
• Dutch: gulheid (nl), vrijgevigheid (nl) f, genereusheid
• Esperanto: malavaro, grandanimeco
• Finnish: anteliaisuus (fi), avokätisyys (fi)
• French: générosité (fr) f, bonté (fr) f
• Galician: xenerosidade (gl) f
• German: Großzügigkeit (de) f, Generosität (de) f, Großmut (de) m
• Greek: γενναιοδωρία (el) f (gennaiodoría)
• Hungarian: nagylelkűség (hu)
• Irish: mórchroí m, móraigeantacht f, gart m (literary)
• Italian: generosità (it) f, bontà (it) f, abnegazione (it) f, magnanimità (it) f
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• Japanese: 気前 (きまえ, kimae), 気前のよさ (きまえのよさ, kimae no yosa), 寛大さ (ja) (かんだいさ, kandai-sa)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: بهخشندهگی (bihxişindihgî)

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

  Cyrillic: велико̀душно̄ст f, дарѐжљиво̄ст

  Roman: velikòdušnōst (sh) f, darèžljivōst (sh)

• Slovak: štedrosť f
• Spanish: generosidad (es) f
• Swahili: ukarimu (sw)
• Swedish: generositet (sv) c
• Telugu: సద్వినియోగము (te) (sadviniyōgamu)
• Turkish: âlicenaplık (tr), cömertlik (tr)
• Ukrainian: ще́дрість f (ščédristʹ)

acting generously

• Bulgarian: великодушност f (velikodušnost)
• Dutch: gulheid (nl)
• Finnish: anteliaisuus (fi)
• French: générosité (fr) f
• German: Großzügigkeit (de) f, Freizügigkeit (de) f
• Hungarian: bőkezűség (hu)
• Italian: generosità (it) f
• Maori: manaakitanga
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• Romanian: generozitate (ro) f
• Russian: ще́дрость (ru) f (ščédrostʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: велико̀душно̄ст f

  Roman: velikòdušnōst (sh) f

• Turkish: âlicenaplık (tr), cömertlik (tr)
• Ukrainian: ще́дрість f (ščédristʹ)

the trait of being more than adequate

• Bulgarian: изобилие (bg) n (izobilie)
• Dutch: grootmoedigheid
• Finnish: yltäkylläisyys (fi)
• German: Großmut (de) m
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• Hungarian: bőség (hu)
• Italian: abbondanza (it) f, magnanimità (it) f
• Romanian: abundență (ro) f
• Turkish: âlicenaplık (tr), bağışlayıcılık (tr), cömertlik (tr)

good breeding; nobility of stock

• Bulgarian: благородство (bg) n (blagorodstvo)
• Dutch: edelmoed
• Finnish: aatelisuus (fi)
• French: générosité (fr) f
• German: Edelmut (de) m
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• Hungarian: nemesség (hu)
• Romanian: noblețe (ro) f
• Spanish: generosidad (es) f (rare)
• Turkish: cömertlik (tr)

a generous act

• Catalan: generositat f
• Dutch: gulheid (nl)
• Finnish: anteliaisuus (fi)
• French: générosité (fr) f
• German: Edelmut (de) m, Großzügigkeit (de) f
• Italian: atto (it) di (it) generosità (it) f, atto (it) generoso (it)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: بهخشنده (bihxişindih)

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• Portuguese: generosidade (pt) f
• Romanian: generozitate (ro) f
• Russian: ще́дрость (ru) f (ščédrostʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: велико̀душно̄ст f

  Roman: velikòdušnōst (sh) f

• Turkish: âlicenaplık (tr), bağışlayıcılık (tr), cömertlik (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} נדיבות
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 관대 (ko) (gwandae)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} generōsitas
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• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 宽厚 (zh) (kuānhòu)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} generosidad (es)