freehandedness
Lavish with gifts
Freehandedness is generosity in giving—the quality of being liberal with money or resources.
The term derives from freehand in its older sense of open-handed rather than tight-fisted: His freehandedness with campaign donors raised ethical questions.
The word is uncommon, with generosity or liberality preferred in most contexts.
Generous gift-giving
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- openhandednessLiberal giving disposition
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
liberality · bounty · giving · philanthropy · altruism · kindness · graciousness · beneficence
Excessive, wasteful spending
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- excessSurplus beyond need
- indulgenceYielding to desire
splurging · prodigality · sumptuousness · opulence · spending · luxury · wastefulness · immoderation
Relaxed in temperament
- relaxedFree of stress
- informalRelaxed, not official
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
unrestrained · spontaneous · loose · lax · permissive · flexible · unbothered · unceremonious
largesse
Generous gift-giving
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- openhandednessLiberal giving disposition
benevolence · liberality · bounty · giving · philanthropy · altruism · kindness · graciousness · beneficence · charity
extravagance
Excessive, wasteful spending
indulgence · splurging · prodigality · sumptuousness · opulence · spending · luxury · wastefulness · immoderation · overindulgence
easygoing
Relaxed in temperament
- relaxedFree of stress
- informalRelaxed, not official
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
offhand · unrestrained · spontaneous · loose · lax · permissive · flexible · unbothered · unceremonious · carefree
freehandednessmiserliness
Excessive reluctance to spend
stinginess · tightfistedness · parsimony · niggardliness · cheapness
freehandednessselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
meanness · unkindness · self-centeredness · malevolence · greed