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Webster 1828 Edition

Largess

L'ARGESS

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Noun.

[L. largitio; from largus, large.]

A present; a gift or donation; a bounty bestowed.

Definition 2024

largess

largess

English

Alternative forms

largesse

Noun

largess ‎(usually uncountable, plural largesses)

(uncountable) Generosity in the giving of gifts or money.
The gifts or money given in such a way.
A benevolent demeanor.

Synonyms

(generosity): benevolence, generosity, graciousness
(the gifts or money): boon

Antonyms

(generosity): niggardliness, tight fistedness

Translations

generosity in the giving of gifts or money

Belarusian: шчо́драсць f ‎(ščódrascʹ)
Bulgarian: ще́дрост (bg) f ‎(štédrost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 樂善好施 (zh), 乐善好施 (zh) ‎(lè shàn hào shī)
Czech: štědrost f
Dutch: gulheid f
Finnish: runsaskätisyys
French: largesse (fr) f
German: Großzügigkeit (de) f

Latin: dōnātīvum n
Polish: szczodrość (pl) f, hojność (pl) f
Portuguese: largueza f, generosidade (pt) f
Russian: ще́дрость (ru) f ‎(ščédrostʹ)
Slovak: štedrosť f
Spanish: largueza f
Turkish: cömertlik (tr), ahilik (tr), bonkörlük (tr), eli açıklık, mürüvvet (tr), semahat (tr) (archaic)
Ukrainian: ще́дрість f ‎(ščédristʹ)

the gifts or money given in such a way

Czech: dar (cs) m
Dutch: gulle (nl) giften (nl)

French: largesses (fr) f pl
Italian: elargizione
Maori: whakahiku

benevolent demeanor

Dutch: gulheid f

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