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largesse

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1. largesse - Noun

2. largesse - Adjective

Meaning

Liberality; generosity; bounty.

A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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After that failed suggestion, Socrates then offered to pay a fine of 100 drachmae — one-fifth of his property — which largesse testified to his integrity and poverty as a philosopher. Source: Internet

'As a working-class Northerner prone to moments of largesse, I have completely fallen for the faux sophistication of the wine connoisseur,' he writes. Source: Internet

Chávez's opposition blamed him for unfairly using state funds to spread largesse before the election to bolster Chavez's support among his primary electoral base, the lower class. Source: Internet

Callistus III was acknowledged by all as religious and austere, though severely criticized for his largesse to his family. Source: Internet

Among the many notables who enjoyed Florence’s friendship and largesse were Ernest Hemingway, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Charlie Chaplin, Estée Lauder, Maurice Chevalier, Pablo Picasso and Coco Chanel. Source: Internet

It is wooing the strategically located island states like Seychelles, Maldives etc with economic largesse and infrastructure development including the setting up of surveillance facilities and is propping up political regimes favourable to it. Source: Internet

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