[responsivevoice]Largesse[/responsivevoice] [ lahr-jes ]
The word of the day is ‘largesse’.
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of the sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Charity
2. Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
3. Money or gifts that are given generously
4. Large-heartedness
1. The largesse of which he was so prodigal has but an arbitrary and conventional value.
2. I asked; the largesse idea had struck me with particular force.
3. There was a brilliant full moon, showering its largesse over the hills.
4. All that had been withheld from him, by the mere experience of missing, he was able to bestow with largesse.
5. Valour, troth, largesse, had no necessary connection with Christianity
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence
benefaction, altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness, open-handedness, kindness, big-heartedness, great-heartedness, lavishness, free-handedness, unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-denial, almsgiving, gifts, presents, donations, handouts, endowments, grants, aid, alms, offerings, favours, contributions, patronage, sponsorship, backing, help etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
meanness, miserliness etc.
Quotation:
Newspapers are not free and they never have been. They can appear to be so, but someone, somewhere is covering the costs whether that is through advertising, a patron’s largesse or a license fee. Advertising is no longer subsidising the industry and so the cost must fall somewhere – why not on the people who use it?
Heather Brooks
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