Synonyms for largesse
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Noun
1. Munificence — the trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality
munificence, generosity, benevolence, liberality, magnanimity, open-handedness
Other
gift, government cheese US, bounty, gratuity, present
Definitions
- n. 1
The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.
Related words
- Other spellings
- largess
Forms
- Plural
- largesses → munificences, generosities, benevolences, liberalities…
Example sentences
- generosity Two traits of Americans are generosity and energy.
- benevolence Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.
- munificence Unfortunately, munificence is not one of the salient features of my husband.
- gift That's the most beautiful gift I've ever received.
- bounty Tom thought Mary would make a good bounty hunter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| largesse | rising | |
| generosity | rising | |
| benevolence | rising | |
| liberality | falling | |
| munificence | steady | |
| gift | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gift1
- 6 letters
- bounty2
- 7 letters
- present2
- 8 letters
- gratuity4
- 10 letters
- generosity5, liberality5
- 11 letters
- benevolence4, magnanimity, munificence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bounty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- largesse