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# generosity

noun (generosity, uncountable)

«generosity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being happy to give money, time, help or things to others, more than is expected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#m1)
2. Being kind and fair in judging people: «generosity of spirit». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics and religion lessons generosity is a key virtue: the widow's mite, the Good Samaritan, zakat in Islam and charity in all faiths. In stories generous characters share food and gifts. Phrases: «thank you for your generosity», «act of generosity», «generosity of spirit», «show generosity».

### Examples

- Thank you for your generosity, said the charity leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x1)
- The widow's small gift showed great generosity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x2)
- His generosity helped pay for the new playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x3)
- Sharing your sweets is an act of generosity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x4)
- She is known for her generosity to strangers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x5)
- Generosity makes both the giver and the receiver happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x6)
- The beginning of the poem he praised with great generosity: he even found the idea original and effective. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: generous; adverb: generously. Stress: jen-uh-ROS-i-tee. Opposite: meanness, selfishness, greed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «generosity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«generosity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/generosity.html) on Mova free.