'Largesse' definitions:
Definition of 'largesse'
From: WordNet
noun
A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: largess, largesse]
noun
Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness]
Definition of 'Largesse'
From: GCIDE
- Largess \Lar"gess\, Largesse \Lar"gesse\ (l[aum]r*j[e^]s" or l[aum]r"j[e^]s), n. [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.]
- 1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed. [1913 Webster]
- The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!" and gold and silver pieces were showered on them from the galleries. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'largesse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid,
- alms,
- bonuses,
- bounty,
- charity,
- donations,
- endowments,
- generosity,
- gifts,
- grants,
- largess,
- liberality,
- munificence,
- philanthropy,
- presents,
- subsidy,
- subvention,
- support