largess
Gifts freely bestowed
Largess is generous giving, especially of money or gifts.
The word carries overtones of wealth and status—a king's largess to his subjects, a patron's largess to artists.
It implies abundance freely bestowed: The foundation's largess funded dozens of scholarships.
Also spelled largesse.
Disposition toward doing good
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
bountifulness · openhandedness · beneficence · charity · altruism · kindness · graciousness · bigheartedness
Voluntary charitable gift
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
- bestowalAct of granting something
contribution · bequest · handout · offering · boon · bounty · favor · tribute
One who gives aid
- sponsorFunder of activities
- donorOne who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
endowment · foundation · trust · fellowship · scholarship · bursary · funding · grant-making
benevolence
Disposition toward doing good
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
philanthropy · bountifulness · openhandedness · beneficence · charity · altruism · kindness · graciousness · bigheartedness · goodwill
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
bestowal · contribution · bequest · handout · offering · boon · bounty · favor · tribute · alms
benefactor
One who gives aid
philanthropy · endowment · foundation · trust · fellowship · scholarship · bursary · funding · grant-making · charitable giving
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
- generositygiving, benevolence, donations, magnanimity, gifts
largesspittance
Insultingly small payment
trifle · crumbs · bare minimum · scraps
largessmiserliness
Excessive reluctance to spend
stinginess · parsimony · tightfistedness · meanness · cheapness
- at largeFree and evading capture
- larger than lifeExceptionally impressive, almost mythic
- extra largeLargest common retail size
- by and largeIn most cases
- large amountConsiderable quantity of something
- large numberQuantity of great magnitude
large, enlarge, largely, larger, largest, enlarged, enlargement, largesse, largeness