generosity
noun
- giving without receiving anything in return
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/ / /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ / [ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ɾi]
noun
Etymology: From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās, equivalent to generous + -ity.
- The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.
“We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.”
“Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.”
- A desire to give or share without expecting payment; charity; an eager willingness to demonstrate openness and empathy or to provide a charitable outlook on something; a desire to share either emotionally or in resources, time, etc.
- A generous act.
“May the generosities of the founders of these halls, be rewarded by the fair and holy characters which shall be here formed[…].”
- The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
- Good breeding; nobility of stock.