Noun: largess laa(r)'jes or laa(r)'zhes
- Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
"The philanthropist's largess enabled the construction of a new hospital wing";
- munificence, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness
- A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
"The billionaire's largess funded the new hospital wing";
- largesse
Derived forms: largesses
Type of: gift, liberality, liberalness
Encyclopedia: Largess