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Our Founders warned against this. They said don't... that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the ability to vote themselves entitlements from the largesse of the government, liberty is done; freedom is over with. We were warned. We are there.
Sharron Angle

Meaning of "largesse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LARGESSE

From Old French, from large.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LARGESSE

largesse  [lɑːˈdʒɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARGESSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Largesse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LARGESSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Generosity

Generosity is the habit of giving without expecting anything in return. It can involve offering time, assets or talents to aid someone in need. Often equated with charity as a virtue, generosity is widely accepted in society as a desirable trait. In times of natural disaster, relief efforts are frequently provided, voluntarily, by individuals or groups acting unilaterally in making gifts of time, resources, goods, money, etc. Generosity is a guiding principle for many registered charities, foundations and non-profit organizations. Generosity can also be spending time, money, or labor for others without being rewarded in return. Although the term generosity often goes hand-in-hand with charity, many people in the public's eye want recognition for their good deeds. Donations are needed to support organizations and committees, however, generosity should not be limited to times of great need such as natural disasters and extreme situations. Generosity is not solely based on one's economic status, but instead, includes the individual's pure intentions of looking out for society's common good and giving from the heart.

Definition of largesse in the English dictionary

The first definition of largesse in the dictionary is the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money. Other definition of largesse is the things so bestowed. Largesse is also generosity of spirit or attitude.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARGESSE


jess
dʒɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARGESSE

large-handed
large-hearted
large-leaved lime
large-minded
large-mindedly
large-mindedness
large-print
large-print book
large-scale
large-scale integration
large-size
large-souled
largely
largemouth
largemouth bass
largen
largeness
larger than life
larger-than-life
larghetto

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARGESSE

Altesse
duchesse
empresse
esse
fesse
finesse
gentilesse
Hesse
impresse
in esse
interesse
ivresse
Jesse
noblesse
politesse
portesse
richesse
tendresse
tristesse
vicomtesse

Synonyms and antonyms of largesse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LARGESSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «largesse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of largesse

Translation of «largesse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARGESSE

Find out the translation of largesse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of largesse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «largesse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

慷慨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

generosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

largesse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदारता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سخاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щедрость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

largesse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঔদার্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

largesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Largesse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großzügigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寛大さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Largesse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

của làm phước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாராள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बट्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cömertlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elargizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hojność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щедрість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

generozitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απλοχεριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mild
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

largesse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rundhåndethet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of largesse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARGESSE»

The term «largesse» is regularly used and occupies the 91.678 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARGESSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «largesse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «largesse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about largesse

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3 QUOTES WITH «LARGESSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word largesse.
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Sharron Angle
Our Founders warned against this. They said don't... that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the ability to vote themselves entitlements from the largesse of the government, liberty is done; freedom is over with. We were warned. We are there.
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Mary Douglas
Without that assured American largesse Israel would have been obliged to come to an accommodation with her neighbours.
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Charles Williams
To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARGESSE»

Discover the use of largesse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to largesse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Largesse
Within its first several years, this novel collaboration produced exhibitions curated by philosopher Jacques Derrida and filmmaker Peter Greenaway.
Jean Starobinski, 1997
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Audun and the Polar Bear: Luck, Law, and Largesse in a ...
Auduna (TM)s Story tells of an Icelandic farmhand who buys a polar bear in Greenland and gives it to the Danish king.
William Ian Miller, 2008
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The Price of Rights: The Courts, Government Largesse, and ...
Thus this book will be a valuable supplement for students taking such courses and should interest anyone desirous of safeguarding our Bill of Rights.
Daniel C. Kramer, 2004
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Middle English Dictionary
(a) c1225 Wooing Lord 271: Hwa, for largesce, is betere wurS to beo luued pen pu, mi luue lif? cl230(?al200) Ancr. 87/5: We wulleS folhi pe i pi muchele genterise of pi largesce [Nero: largesse]. c1325(cl300) Glo.Chron.A 3749: Is los sprong ...
Hans Kurath, 1970
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The British poets
And some bade sere hym with a marke : To gete me fro them I had moche warke. Magn. Mary, syr, ye were afrayde. Fan. By my trouthe, had I not payde and prayde, And made largesse as I hyght, I had not ben here with you this nyght ; .
‎1866
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Reports from Commissioners
I have said that I believe that the harvest frolic in its old corrupt form, and " largesse" too, Harvest frolic* still prevail to a considerable extent in Norfolk; but I believe, also, that the latter evil is steadily and " largesse " diminishing under the  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1868
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Poetical Works
Magn. Mary, syr, ye were afrayde. Fan. By my trouthe, had I not payde and prayde, And made largesse as I hyght, I had not ben here with you this nyght; =10 But surely largesse saued my lyfe, For largesse stynteth all maner of stryfe. Magn.
John Skelton, Alexander Dyce, 1871
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Romancing the Past: The Rise of Vernacular Prose ...
Largesse, in twelfth-century Arthurian romance, had come to occupy a central place in the scheme of chivalric and courtly values, in which it figured as an absolute moral injunction on the ruler to reward his followers, a sign of the reciprocal ...
Gabrielle M. Spiegel, 1993
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Money, Language, and Thought: Literary and Philosophical ...
Ideal and Real Estate The grail tales were most popular during the historical transition from an ideology of royal largesse (in which one king visibly dispenses political rights and material goods in return for the obligation of his subjects) to two ...
Marc Shell, 1982
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Report[s: With Appendices]
I have said that I believe that the harvest frolic in its old corrupt form, and “ largesse ” too, Banana-011,, still prevail to a considerable extent in Norfolk; but I believe, also, that the latter evil is steadily "!d“l"8';*=8¢" diminishing under the combined ...
Great Britain. Commmission on Employment of Children, Young Persons and Women in Agriculture (1867), Hugh Seymour Tremenheere, Edward Carleton Tufnell, 1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARGESSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term largesse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal largesse smacks of vote-buying - Times Colonist
At the risk of sounding cynical, I have to wonder why the federal government has suddenly found the millions of taxpayer dollars to upgrade the ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
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Uber vs. yellow-cab fat-cats: Mayor sides with the wrong New York …
... traffic congestion — is an orchestrated takedown by an administration and council beholden to the financial largesse of the yellow-cab fleets. «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Osun Residents Storm Winners Chapel For Food Aid | Sahara …
Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the church for the largesse, saying the nation would be a better place if religious organisations ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
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Now, builders to pay full premium for constructing extra areas - The …
A TOI expose in May revealing the state's largesse pushed it on the back foot and forced it to issue a clarification last week. "The civic chief must ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Farmers' suicides: 'PM's silence is..., SahilOnline News
Instead of helping out farmers, the Prime Minister is doling out largesse to corporates, the former State Congress president alleged. "If Mr. Modi ... «SahilOnline, Jul 15»
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Mrs. Amissah-Arthur Was Temporary Insane
... six million school children, only ten thousand(10,000) are enjoying these largesse but the government will rather do this than to provide chalk ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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We have been electing higglers all this time - Columns …
Those who have had the benefit of being in the room (government) when the country was being sold have been beneficiaries of the "largesse". «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
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Social Justice for Conservatives | Washington Free Beacon
Additionally, government largesse can smother voluntary associations like churches and private charities, which are the building blocks of faith ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
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It's My Party - Philly.com
How would the governor pay for all this largesse? Some loopholes would be closed, but most of the new money would come from a natural-gas ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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Idaho tax incentive impact exceeds expectations - Coeur d'Alene …
Before all those $1.27 billion new dollars are pressed into wallets and bank accounts, however, sources acknowledged that the largesse ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jul 15»

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