generosity

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/
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• General-American: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/
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• General-American: [ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ɾi]
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• rhymes with -ɒsɪti
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• CMU ARPABET: JH EH2 N ER0 AA1 S AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English generosite, from Latin generōsitās, equivalent to generous + -ity.

141 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: كَرَم (karam) — trait of being willing to donate
• Arabic: سَخَاء (saḵāʔ) — trait of being willing to donate
• Arabic: جُود (jūd) — trait of being willing to donate
• Arabic: كرم (karam) — trait of being willing to donate
• Aromanian: bunãtati — trait of being willing to donate
• Belarusian: шчо́драсць (ščódrascʹ) — trait of being willing to donate
• Bulgarian: ще́дрост (štédrost) — trait of being willing to donate
• Catalan: generositat — trait of being willing to donate
• Chinese Mandarin: 慷慨 (kāngkǎi) — trait of being willing to donate
• Chinese Mandarin: 寬厚 /宽厚 (kuānhòu) — trait of being willing to donate
• Chinese Mandarin: 大方 (dàfang) — trait of being willing to donate
• Czech: štědrost — trait of being willing to donate
• Danish: generøsitet — trait of being willing to donate
• Danish: storsind — trait of being willing to donate
• Danish: storladenhed — trait of being willing to donate
• Dutch: gulheid — trait of being willing to donate
• Dutch: vrijgevigheid — trait of being willing to donate
• Dutch: genereusheid — trait of being willing to donate
• Esperanto: malavaro — trait of being willing to donate
• Esperanto: grandanimeco — trait of being willing to donate
• Finnish: anteliaisuus — trait of being willing to donate
• Finnish: avokätisyys — trait of being willing to donate
• French: générosité — trait of being willing to donate
• French: bonté — trait of being willing to donate
• Galician: xenerosidade — trait of being willing to donate
• Georgian: სულგრძელობა (sulgrʒeloba) — trait of being willing to donate
• Georgian: დიდსულოვნება (didsulovneba) — trait of being willing to donate
• Georgian: გულუხვობა (guluxvoba) — trait of being willing to donate
• Georgian: ხელგაშიშლობა (xelgašišloba) — trait of being willing to donate
• German: Großzügigkeit — trait of being willing to donate
• German: Generosität — trait of being willing to donate
• German: Großmut — trait of being willing to donate
• Greek: γενναιοδωρία (gennaiodoría) — trait of being willing to donate
• Hebrew: נַדְבָנוּת (nadvanút) — trait of being willing to donate
• Hungarian: nagylelkűség — trait of being willing to donate
• Hungarian: bőkezűség — trait of being willing to donate
• Irish: mórchroí — trait of being willing to donate
• Irish: móraigeantacht — trait of being willing to donate
• Irish: gart — trait of being willing to donate
• Irish: flaithiúlacht — trait of being willing to donate
• Italian: generosità — trait of being willing to donate
• Italian: bontà — trait of being willing to donate
• Italian: abnegazione — trait of being willing to donate
• Italian: magnanimità — trait of being willing to donate
• Japanese: 気前 (kimae) — trait of being willing to donate
• Japanese: 気前のよさ (kimae no yosa) — trait of being willing to donate
• Japanese: 寛大さ (kandai-sa) — trait of being willing to donate
• Central Kurdish: بھخشندھگی (bihxişindihgî) — trait of being willing to donate
• Latin: largitās — trait of being willing to donate
• Occitan: generositat — trait of being willing to donate
• Old Occitan: largetat — trait of being willing to donate
• Persian: بخشندگی (baxšandegi) — trait of being willing to donate
• Persian: جوانمردی (javānmardī) — trait of being willing to donate
• Polish: hojność — trait of being willing to donate
• Polish: szczodrość — trait of being willing to donate
• Portuguese: generosidade — trait of being willing to donate
• Romanian: generozitate — trait of being willing to donate
• Romanian: bunătate — trait of being willing to donate
• Russian: ще́дрость (ščédrostʹ) — trait of being willing to donate
• Russian: великоду́шие (velikodúšije) — trait of being willing to donate
• Serbo-Croatian: велико̀душно̄ст — trait of being willing to donate
• Serbo-Croatian: дарѐжљиво̄ст — trait of being willing to donate
• Serbo-Croatian: velikòdušnōst — trait of being willing to donate
• Serbo-Croatian: darèžljivōst — trait of being willing to donate
• Slovak: štedrosť — trait of being willing to donate
• Spanish: generosidad — trait of being willing to donate
• Spanish: dadivosidad — trait of being willing to donate
• Swahili: ukarimu — trait of being willing to donate
• Swedish: generositet — trait of being willing to donate
• Telugu: సద్వినియోగము (sadviniyōgamu) — trait of being willing to donate
• Turkish: âlicenaplık — trait of being willing to donate
• Turkish: cömertlik — trait of being willing to donate
• Ottoman Turkish: جومردلك (cömerdlik) — trait of being willing to donate
• Ottoman Turkish: ویركی (vergi) — trait of being willing to donate
• Ukrainian: ще́дрість (ščédristʹ) — trait of being willing to donate
• Bulgarian: великодушност (velikodušnost) — acting generously
• Dutch: gulheid — acting generously
• Finnish: anteliaisuus — acting generously
• French: générosité — acting generously
• Georgian: სულგრძელობა (sulgrʒeloba) — acting generously
• Georgian: დიდსულოვნება (didsulovneba) — acting generously
• Georgian: გულუხვობა (guluxvoba) — acting generously
• Georgian: ხელგაშიშლობა (xelgašišloba) — acting generously
• German: Großzügigkeit — acting generously
• German: Freizügigkeit — acting generously
• Hebrew: נְדִיבוּת (n'divút) — acting generously
• Hungarian: bőkezűség — acting generously
• Italian: generosità — acting generously
• Korean: 선심 (seonsim) — acting generously
• Māori: manaakitanga — acting generously
• Romanian: generozitate — acting generously
• Russian: ще́дрость (ščédrostʹ) — acting generously
• Serbo-Croatian: велико̀душно̄ст — acting generously
• Serbo-Croatian: velikòdušnōst — acting generously
• Turkish: âlicenaplık — acting generously
• Turkish: cömertlik — acting generously
• Ukrainian: ще́дрість (ščédristʹ) — acting generously
• Bulgarian: изобилие (izobilie) — the trait of being more than adequate
• Dutch: grootmoedigheid — the trait of being more than adequate
• Finnish: yltäkylläisyys — the trait of being more than adequate
• Georgian: სიუხვე (siuxve) — the trait of being more than adequate
• German: Großmut — the trait of being more than adequate
• Hebrew: נְדִיבוּת (n'divút) — the trait of being more than adequate
• Hungarian: bőség — the trait of being more than adequate
• Italian: abbondanza — the trait of being more than adequate
• Italian: magnanimità — the trait of being more than adequate
• Romanian: abundență — the trait of being more than adequate
• Turkish: âlicenaplık — the trait of being more than adequate
• Turkish: bağışlayıcılık — the trait of being more than adequate
• Turkish: cömertlik — the trait of being more than adequate
• Bulgarian: благородство (blagorodstvo) — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Dutch: edelmoed — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Finnish: aatelisuus — good breeding; nobility of stock
• French: générosité — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Georgian: კეთილშობილება (ḳetilšobileba) — good breeding; nobility of stock
• German: Edelmut — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Hungarian: nemesség — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Italian: nobiltà d'animo — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Romanian: noblețe — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Spanish: generosidad — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Turkish: cömertlik — good breeding; nobility of stock
• Catalan: generositat — a generous act
• Dutch: gulheid — a generous act
• Finnish: anteliaisuus — a generous act
• French: générosité — a generous act
• Georgian: სულგრძელობა (sulgrʒeloba) — a generous act
• Georgian: დიდსულოვნება (didsulovneba) — a generous act
• Georgian: გულუხვობა (guluxvoba) — a generous act
• German: Edelmut — a generous act
• German: Großzügigkeit — a generous act
• Italian: atto di generosità — a generous act
• Italian: atto generoso — a generous act
• Central Kurdish: بھخشندھ (bihxişindih) — a generous act
• Portuguese: generosidade — a generous act
• Romanian: generozitate — a generous act
• Russian: ще́дрость (ščédrostʹ) — a generous act
• Serbo-Croatian: велико̀душно̄ст — a generous act
• Serbo-Croatian: velikòdušnōst — a generous act
• Turkish: âlicenaplık — a generous act
• Turkish: bağışlayıcılık — a generous act
• Turkish: cömertlik — a generous act