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Webster 1913 Edition

Generosity

Genˊer-os′i-ty

,
Noun.
[L.
generositas
: cf. F.
générosité
.]
1.
Noble birth.
[Obs.]
Harris (Voyages).
2.
The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness.
Generosity
is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men’s virtues and good qualities.
Barrow.
Syn. – Magnanimity; liberality.

Webster 1828 Edition

Generosity

GENEROS'ITY

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Noun.
[L. generositas, from genus, race, kind, with reference to birth, blood, family.]
1.
The quality of being generous; liberality in principle; a disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors; a quality of the heart or mind opposed to meanness or parsimony.
2.
Liberality in act; bounty.
3.
Nobleness of soul; magnanimity. [This is the primary sense, but is now little used.]

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