Gen`er*os"i*ty (?), n. [L. generositas: cf. F. g'en'erosit'e.]
1.
Noble birth.
[Obs.]
Harris (Voyages).
2.
The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness.
Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities.
Barrow.
3.
Liberality in giving; munificence.
Syn. -- Magnanimity; liberality.
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