variants
or less commonly largess
1
: liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
a philanthropist known for his largesse
also
: something so given
projects depending on a flow of federal largesse
2
: generosity
his generosity of spirit, an absolutely natural largesse—
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The word largesse, which also can be spelled largess, comes from Anglo-French large, meaning "generous."
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Examples of largesse in a Sentence
He relied on the largesse of friends after he lost his job.
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For much of the Ohio Senate primary, Vance trailed in the polls despite the largesse of Thiel, the explicitly pro-monopoly libertarian who poured $15 million into a super PAC supporting him.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
But, as my TPC colleague Howard Gleckman observed, encouraging tips could exacerbate their financial woes, substituting unpredictable largesse for steady wages.
—Steve Rosenthal, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
These moves, together with similar ones on the part of some other donor countries, as well as economic growth in some recipient countries, hold out hope that public health efforts in poor countries can eventually be weaned off their dependency on rich countries' fickle largesse.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
The largesse is striking, but, even combined with other recent moves to relieve future doctors of crushing medical debt, the move may not reverberate to bring improvements to the broader health care system, experts say.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 July 2024
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
But, as my TPC colleague Howard Gleckman observed, encouraging tips could exacerbate their financial woes, substituting unpredictable largesse for steady wages.
—Steve Rosenthal, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
These moves, together with similar ones on the part of some other donor countries, as well as economic growth in some recipient countries, hold out hope that public health efforts in poor countries can eventually be weaned off their dependency on rich countries' fickle largesse.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
The largesse is striking, but, even combined with other recent moves to relieve future doctors of crushing medical debt, the move may not reverberate to bring improvements to the broader health care system, experts say.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 July 2024
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“Largesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/largesse. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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