ˌjenəˈräsəd.ē, -s(ə)tē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English generosite, from Latin generositat-, generositas, from generosus + itat-, -itas -ity
1. archaic : nobility of birth or breeding : high quality
2.
a. : liberality in spirit or act : magnanimity , benevolence
pleads for greater generosity in regard to immigration — S.K.Padover
will make gestures of the greatest generosity to his opposition — W.S.White
especially : liberality in giving
b. : an act or instance of magnanimity or munificence
his countless generosities
3. : abundance , copiousness
the extreme generosity of technical illustration — Science
: largeness , amplitude
a … generosity of hips not sanctioned by the styles — Mary Deasy