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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 seemed to have been made more out of a nagging sense of guiltiness than in a true spirit of generousness

Synonyms of generousness

bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), 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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