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Meaning of "overgenerosity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERGENEROSITY

overgenerosity  [ˌəʊvəˌdʒenəˈrɒsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERGENEROSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overgenerosity 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 OVERGENEROSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overgenerosity in the English dictionary

The definition of overgenerosity in the dictionary is the quality of being too generous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERGENEROSITY


amorosity
ˌæməˈrɒsɪtɪ
atrocity
əˈtrɒsɪtɪ
ferocity
fəˈrɒsɪtɪ
generosity
ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ
literosity
ˌlɪtəˈrɒsɪtɪ
microporosity
ˌmaɪkrəʊpɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ
morosity
məˈrɒsɪtɪ
numerosity
ˌnjuːməˈrɒsɪtɪ
operosity
ˌɒpəˈrɒsɪtɪ
ponderosity
ˌpɒndəˈrɒsɪtɪ
ponderousness
ˌpɒndəˈrɒsɪtɪ
porosity
pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ
reciprocity
ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ
scirrhosity
sɪˈrɒsɪtɪ
serosity
sɪˈrɒsɪtɪ
torosity
tɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ
tuberosity
ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ
ungenerosity
ˌʌnˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ
vaporosity
ˌveɪpəˈrɒsɪtɪ
vociferosity
vəˌsɪfəˈrɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERGENEROSITY

overgang
overgarment
overgear
overgeneralise
overgeneralize
overgenerous
overgenerously
overget
overgild
overgird
overgive
overglad
overglamorise
overglamorize
overglance
overglaze
overgloom
overgo
overgoad
overgoing

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERGENEROSITY

adiposity
animosity
curiosity
fabulosity
glutinosity
grandiosity
heterozygosity
homozygosity
impetuosity
kinematic viscosity
luminosity
nebulosity
pomposity
religiosity
scrupulosity
tortuosity
university
verbosity
virtuosity
viscosity
zygosity

Synonyms and antonyms of overgenerosity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overgenerosity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERGENEROSITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

overgenerosity
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overgenerosity
570 millions of speakers

English

overgenerosity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overgenerosity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overgenerosity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overgenerosity
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overgenerosity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overgenerosity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overgenerosity
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterlaluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overgenerosity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overgenerosity
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overgenerosity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overgenerosity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overgenerosity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overgenerosity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधोरेखित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overgenerosity
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overgenerosity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overgenerosity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overgenerosity
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overgenerosity
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

overgenerosity
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overgenerosity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overgenerosity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overgenerosity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overgenerosity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERGENEROSITY»

The term «overgenerosity» is used very little and occupies the 170.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERGENEROSITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overgenerosity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overgenerosity» 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 overgenerosity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERGENEROSITY»

Discover the use of overgenerosity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overgenerosity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Satisfaction: A Behavioral Perspective on the Consumer
Studies finding positive or mixed results versus those finding negative consequences of overgenerosity are careful to note the extenuating reasons for the results. Overgenerosity works for the very reasons it should—exceeding expectations.
Richard L. Oliver, 2010
2
United States Welfare Policy: A Catholic Response
He argued that, according to the supposedly inexorable law of population, overgenerosity in poor relief would only lead to social disaster by encouraging an unsustainable increase in the number of those living at a level of bare subsistence.5 ...
Thomas J. Massaro, 2007
3
The Philosophy of Need
If S is regarded as generating obligations for states then 'Impossibility' is not a problem. However 'Overgenerosity' remains in place. 7. In the rest of this paper I want to sketch an alternative response to the problem of unallocated obligations.
Soran Reader, 2005
4
God's Psychology
Manipulativeness and overgenerosity express introjections or the incorporations of overindulgent parents. In other words, if you didn't get your bottle on time when you were a baby, you could have some big psychological hang-ups. Well ...
Dr. Richard E. Weathers, PsyD, 2014
5
Hidden Selves: Between Theory and Practice in Psychoanalysis
Later on, in a moment of overgenerosity, during his Clark lectures in the United States, Freud (1910a) was to attribute to Breuer the origin of psychoanalysis: If it is a merit to have brought psycho-analysis into being, that merit is not mine.
Masud Khan, 2012
6
Making America's Budget Policy: From the 1980s to The 1990s
Largely because of the overgenerosity of ACRS, tax sheltering has boomed. In 1981 and 1982, the entire partnership sector of the economy showed a net loss— a development unprecedented in the compilation of IRS partnership statistics.
Joseph J. Minarik, 1990
7
On Courage
... overgenerosity may kill with kindness, unstinting candour can be cruelly unsparing of feelings, uncompromising loyalty to X can be productive of serious injustice to Y. Plausibly, what both sexes should aspire to are forms of courage and ...
Geoffrey Scarre, 2012
8
Shakespeare's Tragic Form: Spirit in the Wheel
Macbeth 's usurpation, Ti- mon's overgenerosity vs. Coriolanus's overcontempt, female authority in The Winter's Tale vs. male authority in The Tempest. Cf. Richard P. Wheeler's psychoanalytic reading of complementarity in Shakespeare's ...
Robert Lanier Reid, 2000
9
Tragedies of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a ...
Every man has his faults, and overgenerosity is his: I warned him about it, but I couldn't ever dissuade him. Reenter Servant, with wine Servant If you please, your lordship, here is the wine. LUCULLUS Flaminius, I've always respected your  ...
William Shakespeare, 2012
10
Clinical Casebook of Couple Therapy
Jack began to gain control of his overgenerosity and his punitive taking away of what he had given to Terry. One manifestation of this problem was an ongoing conflict between the couple involving Jack's demand that Terry sign an agreement ...
Alan S. Gurman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERGENEROSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overgenerosity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The pros and cons of benefit art sales
“Unless there is a genuine spirit of overgenerosity on the occasion, they can mean humiliation, a counterproductive waste of time and ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
2
'Lady at the OK Corral' author coming to Yuma
... Yuma stint, but it didn't last long, Kirschner said, through a combination of bad investments and overgenerosity, giving money away to friends. «Yuma Sun, Feb 15»
3
'Philip Larkin': A small, sad man who wrote great poetry?
At a certain point one wants to shout “Enough! Surely the man meant it at least some of the time!” Moreover, his overgenerosity extends past the ... «Christian Science Monitor, Dec 14»
4
Pink Slip Pilgrimage: A Broke Writer Needs a Loan
... a fault line: dismissive impatience with saving, impulsive overgenerosity, dislike for routine and generalized temperamental unmanageability. «Gawker, Jan 13»
5
Social security with Chinese characteristics
China's system does not, therefore, share the European problem of overgenerosity. But it does suffer, like Europe's, from underfunding. In the ... «The Economist, Aug 12»
6
Arts & Entertainment : Theater Review
But let's not punish this goofy thing for its overgenerosity. Steven Epp has a winning physical and verbal dexterity as Truffaldino, the titular ... «Washington City Paper, May 12»
7
Tax Day Pulitzer to the Times' Kocieniewski
... York Mayor Michael Bloomberg decried the overgenerosity shown American companies (especially those lured away to New Jersey by Gov. «CNBC.com, Apr 12»
8
Life lessons from sad lotto winners
... because of their parents' well-intentioned overgenerosity, end up being "children of entitlement," woefully underequipped to face the struggle ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 12»
9
Intervention drought blamed for rise in dope use
... are turning to alcohol and cannabis. "I trace it all back to an overgenerosity of our welfare net," he said. Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, ... «ABC Online, Jun 11»
10
Murray's warm-up for Wimbledon is just pants as Grosjean pulls out …
Don't bet on it, but then overgenerosity is what happens when there is such a small pool of players with much ability coming through - they get ... «Daily Mail, Jun 08»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overgenerosity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overgenerosity>. Apr 2024 ».
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