Antonyms for largesse

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lahr-jes, lahr-jis

Phonetic Transcription : lɑrˈdʒɛs, ˈlɑr dʒɪs

Definition of largesse

Origin : also largess, "willingness to give or spend freely; munificence," c.1200, from Old French largesse "a bounty, munificence," from Vulgar Latin *largitia "abundance," from Latin largus "abundant" (see large). In medieval theology, "the virtue whose opposite is avarice, and whose excess is prodigality" ["Middle English Dictionary"]. The Old French suffix -esse is from Latin -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality (cf. duress, riches).

As in charity : noun generosity, gift
As in large-heartedness : noun generosity
As in liberality : noun generosity
As in magnanimousness : noun generosity
As in munificence : noun generosity
As in openhandedness : noun generosity
As in unsparingness : noun generosity
As in generosity : noun spirit of giving
As in gift : noun something given freely, for no recompense
As in gratuity : noun gift, tip

Example sentences :

The largesse of which he was so prodigal has but an arbitrary and conventional value.
Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley

All that had been withheld from him, by the mere experience of missing, he was able to bestow with largesse.
Extract from : « The Lovely Lady » by Mary Austin

There was a brilliant full moon, showering its largesse over the hills.
Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke

After the frolic of the largesse was over, the king and queen rose to depart.
Extract from : « Richard III » by Jacob Abbott

But what about the clothes and the stately progress and the largesse?
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 19, 1920 » by Various

I asked; the largesse idea had struck me with particular force.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 19, 1920 » by Various

Although the minstrel is of too high a quality to cry "largesse!"
Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis

Valour, troth, largesse, had no necessary connection with Christianity.
Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor

It meant bribery at elections, largesse at all times and seasons.
Extract from : « Mohawks, Volume 1 of 3 » by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

How do the people of Macpherson divide into day and night their largesse of light?
Extract from : « The New North » by Agnes Deans Cameron

Synonyms for largesse

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