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1. Noble birth. Harris . 2. The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness. Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. Barrow. 3. Liberality in giving; munificence. Syn.

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1. Noble birth. Harris . 2. The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness. Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. Barrow. 3. Liberality in giving; munificence. Syn. -- Magnanimity; liberality.

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  • GENEROSITY
    1. Noble birth. Harris . 2. The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness. Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. Barrow. 3. Liberality in giving; munificence. Syn.
  • NOBILITY
    1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it. Sir P. Sidney. They thought it great their sovereign to
  • PEERAGE
    1. The rank or dignity of a peer. Blackstone. 2. The body of peers; the nobility, collectively. When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. Milton.
  • LORDSHIP
    1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence , a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge , etc. 2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and
  • CLEMENCY
    1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy. Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects. Stowe. They had applied for the royal clemency. Macaulay. 2. Mildness or softness of the
  • SOFTNESS
    The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to Ant: hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.
  • LOFTINESS
    The state or quality of being lofty.
  • MUNIFICENCE
    Means of defense; fortification. Spenser.
  • DISTINCTION
    1. A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division. The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known. Dryden. 2. The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from
  • CHARITY
    Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the greatest of these is charity. 1. Cor. xiii. 13. They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. Ruskin. With malice towards none, with charity for all.
  • BENEVOLENCE
    1. The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. The wakeful benevolence of the gospel. Chalmers. 2. An act of kindness; good done; charity given. 3. A species
  • MAGNANIMITY
    The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice,
  • BOUNTY
    bonté, fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. Gower. 2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity;
  • DIGNITY
    digneté, dignité, F. dignité, fr. L. dignitas, from dignus worthy. 1. The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence. 2. Elevation; grandeur. The dignity of this act was worth the audience
  • DONATION
    The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. Bouvier. Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as
  • ARISTOCRACY
    meant fitting: cf. F. aristocratie. See Arm, and Create, which is related to Gr. 1. Government by the best citizens. 2. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. In the Senate Right not our quest in this, I will protest them To all the world,
  • FORBEARANCE
    The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton. 2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. Have a continent forbearance,
  • LIBERALITY
    1. The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity. That liberality is but cast away Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. Denham. 2. A gift; a gratuity;
  • BENIGNITY
    1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. "Benignity of aspect." Sir W. Scott. 2. Mildness; gentleness. The benignity or inclemency of the season. Spectator. 3. Salubrity; wholesome quality. Wiseman.
  • INCLEMENCY
    1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope. Bp. Hall. 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather);
  • CARNAL-MINDEDNESS
    Grossness of mind.
  • HIGH-MINDEDNESS
    The quality of being highminded; nobleness; magnanimity.
  • CONDONATION
    Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton. (more info) 1. The act
  • INDISTINCTION
    Want of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination. The indistinction of many of the same name . . . hath made some doubt. Sir T. Browne. An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far from being
  • OVERLORDSHIP
    Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others. J. R. Green.
  • UNCHARITY
    Uncharitableness. Tennyson. 'T were much uncharity in you. J. Webster.
  • BOUNTIHEAD; BOUNTYHOOD
    Goodness; generosity. Spenser.
  • CONTRADISTINCTION
    Distinction by contrast. That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned. South.

 

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