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   largesse

   /lɑːˈ(d)ʒɛs/

   noun

   • 1. generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others: "presumably public money is not dispensed with such largesse to anyone else" Similar generosityliberalitymunificencebountybountifulnessbeneficencebenefactionaltruismcharityphilanthropymagnanimitybenevolencecharitablenessopen-handednesskindnessbig-heartednessgreat-heartednesslavishnessfree-handednessunselfishnessselflessnessself-sacrificeself-denialhistorical:almsgivingOpposite meannessmiserliness
   • ▪ money or gifts given generously: "the distribution of largesse to the local population" Similar giftspresentsdonationshandoutsendowmentsgrantsaidalmsofferingsfavourscontributionspatronagesponsorshipbackinghelp

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin largus ‘copious’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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