generosity

Großzügigkeit

Die Bereitschaft, anderen freundlich Geld, Hilfe oder Zeit zu schenken.

In einfachem Englisch: The quality of being kind and willing to give people money, help, or time.

• Thank you for your generosity.
• His generosity helped the family through a difficult winter.
• She showed great generosity by paying for our tickets.

So benutzt man es: generosity towards someone (Her generosity towards her neighbours made her popular.); generosity with something (Thank you for your generosity with your time.)

Synonyme: giving, kindness

Gegenteile: stinginess

Häufige Wendungen: show generosity, great generosity, generosity towards someone, generosity of donors

Üppigkeit, Reichhaltigkeit

Die Eigenschaft, größer oder reichlicher zu sein als nötig oder erwartet.

In einfachem Englisch: The quality of being larger or more than is needed or expected.

• The generosity of the portions surprised us.
• We appreciated the generosity of space in each bedroom.
• Despite the generosity of the servings, nothing was left.

Synonyme: abundance, ample size

Gegenteile: scarcity

Häufige Wendungen: generosity of portions, generosity of space