Largess

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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              Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. --Chaucer.


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     2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.
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              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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  largess
       n 1: a gift or money given (as for service or out of
            benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: {largesse}]
       2: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and
          generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largesse}, {magnanimity},
           {openhandedness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "largess":
     Trinkgeld, benevolence, bigheartedness, bonus, boon, bounteousness,
     bountifulness, bounty, bribe, compliment, consideration, donative,
     double time, easy purse strings, favor, fee, free hand, freedom,
     freehandedness, freeheartedness, freeness, generosity,
     generousness, gift, givingness, graciousness, gratuity, gravy,
     grease, great heart, greatheartedness, honorarium, hospitality,
     lagniappe, largeheartedness, largeness, liberality, liberalness,
     magnanimity, munificence, open hand, open heart, openhandedness,
     openheartedness, palm oil, perks, perquisite, pourboire, premium,
     present, salve, something extra, sportula, sweetener, tip,
     unselfishness, welcome