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generousness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of generousness

the quality or state of being generous

Many of the donations showed a true spirit of generousness.

Synonyms of generousness

bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largess (also largesse), liberality, munificence, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness

Words Related to generousness

beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness

gift, gratuity, lagniappe

extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness

dissipating, squandering

Near Antonyms of generousness

conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift

conservation, saving

husbanding, managing

Antonyms of generousness

cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity

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