largesse

or lar·gess

[ lahr-jes, lahr-jis ]

noun

1. generous bestowal of gifts:

   Corporate sponsors can keep entire festivals and arenas alive with their largesse, so they need to be strategic about their giving.

2. a generous gift or gifts, such as of money:

   With the largesse received from these donors, the hospital has been able to purchase two new MRI machines.

3. generosity; liberality:

   He's a man of remarkable largesse of mind, heart, and soul.

largesse

/ lɑːˈdʒɛs /

noun

1. the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money
2. the things so bestowed
3. generosity of spirit or attitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of largesse¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English largesse, from Old French; large, -ice

Word History and Origins

Origin of largesse¹

C13: from Old French, from large

Example Sentences

Along with an array of African leaders, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is heavily reliant on Emirati largesse.

From BBC

Harris’s glimmers of senatorial interest in scaling back military largesse faded into standard bellicosity.

From Salon

Those days of American largesse are expected to be over as soon as Biden leaves the White House.

From BBC

And regardless of whether it immediately repairs fissures inside the party, a shift would be better, from both a strategic and moral perspective, than pretending that Israel is not in fact using American weapons and largesse to brutalize the Palestinian people for the crimes of Hamas in clear violation of the laws of war and basic human decency.

From Slate

They are ideologues who live high on the largesse of the movement of which they are unapologetically a part.

From Slate

Related Words

• allowance
• award
• benefit
• bonus
• contribution
• donation
• endowment
• favor
• giveaway
• grant
• legacy
• offering
• premium
• present
• relief
• reward
• souvenir
• subsidy
• tip
• tribute