English-Thai Dictionary

largesse

N การ ให้ ของ  การ ปัน ให้  largess kan-hai-kong

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

largesse

lar gesse |lärˈZHes, -ˈjes lɑrˈ (d )ʒɛs |(also largess ) ▶noun generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others: dispensing his money with such largesse. • money or gifts given generously: the distribution of largesse to the local population. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin largus ‘copious. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

largesse

largesse |lɑːˈ (d )ʒɛs |(also largess ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others: presumably public money is not dispensed with such largesse to anyone else. • money or gifts given generously: the distribution of largesse to the local population. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin largus ‘copious ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

largesse

largesse noun 1 Bob took advantage of his friend's largesse: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence, altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness, openhandedness, kindness, big-heartedness; formal benefaction. ANTONYMS stinginess. 2 distributing largesse to the locals: gifts, presents, handouts, grants, aid; patronage, sponsorship, backing, help; alms. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See present 3 . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

largesse

largesse noun 1 Tupper took advantage of his friend's largesse: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence, benefaction, altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness, open-handedness, kindness, big-heartedness, great-heartedness, lavishness, free-handedness, unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-denial; historical almsgiving. ANTONYMS meanness, miserliness. 2 he had distributed largesse to the locals: gifts, presents, donations, handouts, endowments, grants, aid, alms, offerings, favours, contributions; patronage, sponsorship, backing, help.

 

Duden Dictionary

Largesse

Lar gesse Substantiv, feminin , die |larˈʒɛs |die Largesse; Genitiv: der Largesse lateinisch-französisch Freigebigkeit, Weitherzigkeit

 

French Dictionary

largesse

largesse n. f. nom féminin Générosité, don. : Les enfants ont bénéficié de ses largesses. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom largeur, étendue d ’une chose.