largess

/ˈlɑːdʒəs/LAHR-juhs

/ˈlɑɹdʒəs/LAHR-juhs

Meaningbounty

Common meaning: generous giving of money or gifts

largabundant, generousLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1037 · scan
essnoun ending (Latin -itia)

Journey through time

Latinlargitio‘a giving freely’source
Frenchlargesse‘bounty’source
Englishlargess‘generous giving of money or gifts’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin largus ‘abundant, generous’.

Roots

largus, -a, -um Latin “abundant, generous”

Related words

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