- largesse largess
- noun (U) formal the quality or act of being generous and giving money or gifts to people who have less than you, or the money or gifts that you give
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Largess — Lar gess, Largesse Lar gesse (l[aum]r*j[e^]s or l[aum]r j[e^]s), n. [F. largesse, fr. large. See {Large}, a.] 1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A present; a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
largess — largesse UK [lɑː(r)ˈdʒes] / US [lɑrˈdʒes] or largess UK / US noun Word forms largesse : singular largesse plural largesses formal a) [uncountable] generous acts of giving presents or money to a large number of people b) [countable] money or… … English dictionary
Largesse — Largess Lar gess, Largesse Lar gesse (l[aum]r*j[e^]s or l[aum]r j[e^]s), n. [F. largesse, fr. large. See {Large}, a.] 1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
largesse — UK [lɑː(r)ˈdʒes] / US [lɑrˈdʒes] or largess UK / US noun Word forms largesse : singular largesse plural largesses formal a) [uncountable] generous acts of giving presents or money to a large number of people b) [countable] money or presents given … English dictionary
largesse — or largess [lär jes′, lär′jis] n. 〚ME largesse < OFr < large, LARGE〛 1. generous giving, as from a patron 2. a gift or gifts given in a generous, or sometimes showy or pat … Universalium
largesse — UK US (also largess) /lɑːˈʒes/ US /lɑrˈdʒes/ noun [U] ► the fact of giving away money in a generous way: »We ve accomplished a great deal through our growing largesse to meaningful non profit organizations in communities where we do business … Financial and business terms
largesse — also largess, willingness to give or spend freely; munificence, c.1200, from O.Fr. largesse a bounty, munificence, from V.L. *largitia abundance, from L. largus abundant (see LARGE (Cf. large)). In medieval theology, the virtue whose opposite is… … Etymology dictionary
largesse — or largess [lär jes′, lär′jis] n. [ME largesse < OFr < large, LARGE] 1. generous giving, as from a patron 2. a gift or gifts given in a generous, or sometimes showy or patronizing, way 3. nobility of spirit … English World dictionary
largesse — is now the dominant form for this word meaning ‘generosity’ or ‘money given freely’, not largess as recommended by Fowler in 1926 … Modern English usage
largesse — (also largess) ► NOUN 1) generosity. 2) money or gifts given generously. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin largus copious … English terms dictionary
