Largess
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noun.
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noun.
Liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner.
noun.
Money or gifts bestowed.
noun.
Generosity of spirit or attitude.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Liberality; generosity; bounty.
noun.
A liberal gift or donation; a present; a bounty bestowed.
noun.
Synonyms
Gratuity
, etc. See
present
, n.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Liberality; generosity; bounty.
noun.
A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Generosity
in the giving of
gifts
or
money
.
noun.
The gifts or money given in such a way.
noun.
A
benevolent
demeanor
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
noun.
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
Word Usage
"Be sure to call it "largess" if he scatters it among them."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
niggardliness
tight fistedness
cross-reference
to cry a largess
Equivalent
largesse
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
gift
liberality
liberalness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
condoning
douceur
fund-raising
garbling
gratuity
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Trinkgeld
benevolence
benevolence
bigheartedness
bonus