[syn: munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. --Chaucer.
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2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.
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The heralds finished their proclamation with their
usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!"
and gold and silver pieces were showered on them
from the galleries. --Sir W.
Scott.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
largesse
n 1: a gift or money given (as for service or out of
benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: largess,
largesse]
2: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous
of spirit [syn: munificence, largess, largesse,
magnanimity, openhandedness]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "largesse":
aid, alms, bonuses, bounty, charity, donations, endowments,
generosity, gifts, grants, largess, liberality, munificence,
philanthropy, presents, subsidy, subvention, support