English

Noun
en-noun|generosit|ies|-

1. uncountable the trait of being willing to give your money and/or time

#*1963: Erik H. Erikson, Childhood and Society
#*:We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.

1. uncountable acting generously
2. uncountable the trait of being more than adequate
3. literally uncountable good breeding; nobility of stock
4. 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....

Etymology
See etymology section in generous

Translations
trans-top|the trait of being willing to give your money and/or time
Bosnian: velikodušnost f
Croatian: velikodušnost f
Czech: št�drost f
Italian: generosità f
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��خش�د��گ�
Russian: �ед�о��� (š'édrost') f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: великод��но�� f
:Roman: velikodušnost f, darežljivost
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trans-top|acting generously
Bosnian: velikodušnost f
Croatian: velikodušnost f
Italian: generosità f
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Russian: �ед�о��� (š'édrost') f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: великод��но�� f
:Roman: velikodušnost f
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trans-top|the trait of being more than adequate
Italian: abbondanza f
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trans-top|good breeding; nobility of stock
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trans-top|a generous act
Bosnian: velikodušnost f
Croatian: velikodušnost f
Italian: atto di#Italian|di generosità f, atto generoso
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��خش�د��
Russian: �ед�о��� (š'édrost') f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: великод��но�� f
:Roman: velikodušnost f
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rfc-trans
ttbc|Chinese: 宽� (kuanhou)
ttbc|Dutch: grootmoedigheid
ttbc|French: générosité
ttbc|German: Gro�zügigkeit f
ttbc|Hebrew: נ����ת
ttbc|Japanese: �大� (kandaisa)
ttbc|Korean: �� (gwandae)
ttbc|Latin: generositas nominative, generositatis genitive
ttbc|Portuguese: generosidade
ttbc|Spanish: generosidad

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