/jen'euh ros"i tee/ , n. , pl. generosities .
1. readiness or liberality in giving.
2. freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character.
3. a generous act: We thanked him for his many generosities.
4. largeness or fullness; amplitude.
[ 1375-1425; late ME generosite generositas, equiv. to generos ( us ) GENEROUS + -itas -ITY ]
Syn. 1. munificence, bountifulness. 2. nobleness, magnanimity.
Ant. 1. stinginess. 2. pettiness.