generousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsnəs/

Forms: see generous adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generous adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < generous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier generosity n.

The quality or condition of being generous (in various senses); generosity. Now chiefly: liberality; ampleness.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity

high-mindedness1571

handsomeness1577

noble-mindedness1583

generousness1593

ingenuity1598

magnanimity1598

magnanimousness1606

ingenuousness1611

megalopsychy1656

generosity1783

high thinking1807

greatheartedness1813

kalokagathia1921

megalopsychia1962

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > soil as source of growth > fertility or richness

fecundityc1420

fertility1490

pregnance?1533

fatness1555

battleness1598

pride1603

lust1605

pregnancy1615

pinguity1623

generousness1695

productivity1865

1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica 38/2 All the Antarticke tongues of the East or West Indians and those of the other part of the world; haue farre greater lustre, magnificence and generousnesse in them, then those that we speake in this other moitie of the Earth.

1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iv. sig. H4 Much haue I heard of his renowne in armes, His generousnesse, his vertues.

a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. ii. 39 But when he knew the small company of his enemies, his generousnesse would not suffer him to take them at advantage.

1695 P. Motteux tr. F. Pidou de St. Olon Present State Morocco 38 The generousness of its Soil, that yields its Fruits almost without help.

1722 T. Coney Devout Soul iii. i. 77 The Generousness of the Distribution..recommend the surprizing Goodness of God.

1783 W. Godwin Hist. Life W. Pitt iv. 96 He avowed the union, that subsisted between the two courts; and extolled the generousness and sincerity of the French advances.

1804 Monthly Mirror Nov. 324 The diffident disposition of Roger is well contrasted with the open generousness of Patie.

1854 C. Hosmer & S. Mendell Notes Trav. & Life xv. 85 I was attracted to him by love of combat, or the generousness of his nature; as I love both exceedingly in a character.

1900 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Reporter 14 June 5/1 The hospitality and generousness of the Southerner was the outcome of European traditions.

1956 Compar. Lit. 8 154 A man who compensated for his roughness of character and egocentricities with a wise generousness to the talented and learned.

1995 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Nov. c28/3 He'd love the roundness of the flavors and the generousness of the portion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	generousness
释义	generousnessn. Brit. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsnəs/ Forms: see generous adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < generous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier generosity n. The quality or condition of being generous (in various senses); generosity. Now chiefly: liberality; ampleness. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity high-mindedness1571 handsomeness1577 noble-mindedness1583 generousness1593 ingenuity1598 magnanimity1598 magnanimousness1606 ingenuousness1611 megalopsychy1656 generosity1783 high thinking1807 greatheartedness1813 kalokagathia1921 megalopsychia1962 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > soil as source of growth > fertility or richness fecundityc1420 fertility1490 pregnance?1533 fatness1555 battleness1598 pride1603 lust1605 pregnancy1615 pinguity1623 generousness1695 productivity1865 1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica 38/2 All the Antarticke tongues of the East or West Indians and those of the other part of the world; haue farre greater lustre, magnificence and generousnesse in them, then those that we speake in this other moitie of the Earth. 1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iv. sig. H4 Much haue I heard of his renowne in armes, His generousnesse, his vertues. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. ii. 39 But when he knew the small company of his enemies, his generousnesse would not suffer him to take them at advantage. 1695 P. Motteux tr. F. Pidou de St. Olon Present State Morocco 38 The generousness of its Soil, that yields its Fruits almost without help. 1722 T. Coney Devout Soul iii. i. 77 The Generousness of the Distribution..recommend the surprizing Goodness of God. 1783 W. Godwin Hist. Life W. Pitt iv. 96 He avowed the union, that subsisted between the two courts; and extolled the generousness and sincerity of the French advances. 1804 Monthly Mirror Nov. 324 The diffident disposition of Roger is well contrasted with the open generousness of Patie. 1854 C. Hosmer & S. Mendell Notes Trav. & Life xv. 85 I was attracted to him by love of combat, or the generousness of his nature; as I love both exceedingly in a character. 1900 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Reporter 14 June 5/1 The hospitality and generousness of the Southerner was the outcome of European traditions. 1956 Compar. Lit. 8 154 A man who compensated for his roughness of character and egocentricities with a wise generousness to the talented and learned. 1995 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Nov. c28/3 He'd love the roundness of the flavors and the generousness of the portion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1593
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