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  • 51Liberality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Liberality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 liberality liberality generosity munificence Sgm: N 1 bounty bounty bounteous bounteousness bountifulness Sgm: N 1 hospitality hospitality Sgm: N 1 charity …

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  • 52bounteous — late 14c., from BOUNTY (Cf. bounty) + OUS (Cf. ous); originally full of goodness, but always shading toward generous in bestowing, a sense which might have been left to BOUNTIFUL (Cf. bountiful). Related: Bounteously; bounteousness …

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  • 53bounteous — adjective archaic bountiful. Derivatives bounteously adverb bounteousness noun Origin ME: from OFr. bontif, ive benevolent (from bonte bounty ), on the pattern of plenteous …

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  • 54generosity — n. 1. Nobleness, disinterestedness, magnanimity, high mindedness. 2. Liberality, bounty, bounteousness, bountifulness, charity, munificence …

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  • 55munificence — n. Liberality, generosity, bountifulness, bounty, beneficence, bounteousness …

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  • 56benevolence — noun the benevolence of local businesses Syn: kindness, kindheartedness, bigheartedness, goodness, goodwill, charity, altruism, humanitarianism, compassion, philanthropy; generosity, magnanimity, munificence, unselfishness, openhandedness,… …

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  • 57charity — noun 1) a children s charity Syn: nonprofit organization, voluntary organization, charitable institution; fund, trust, foundation 2) we don t need charity Syn: financial assistance, aid, welfare, relief, financial r …

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  • 58generosity — noun 1) the generosity of our host Syn: liberality, lavishness, magnanimity, munificence, openhandedness, free handedness, unselfishness; kindness, benevolence, altruism, charity, big heartedness, goodness; literary bounteousness 2) the… …

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  • 59avarice — greed, *cupidity, rapacity Analogous words: avariciousness, covetousness, acquisitiveness (see corresponding adjectives at COVETOUS): stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness, parsimoniousness (see corresponding adjectives at STINGY) Antonyms:… …

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  • 60greed — *cupidity, rapacity, avarice Analogous words: greediness, covetousness, avariciousness, acquisitiveness (see corresponding adjectives at COVETOUS): voraciousness, ravenousness, rapaciousness, gluttonousness or gluttony (see corresponding… …

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