No Matter How You Say It: Generosity

by | Apr 26, 2025 | No Matter How You Say It

Word Origin

Generosity comes from the Latin root Generosus which means “of good or noble birth”.  Can you see how being Generous is a noble thing to do?

Sign Language

Check out the following links from www.handspeak.com for the American Sign Language interpretation of the words

Generosity

Stingy

Can you see how giving is connected to the heart?

 

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Generosity Idioms

  • All heart
  • A wellspring of generosity
  • Be a beacon of hope
  • Be a bottomless pit of generosity
  • Be a friend in need
  • Be a giver, not a taker
  • Be a good Samaritan
  • Be a ray of sunshine
  • Be a role model
  • Be a shoulder to cry on
  • Be an angel
  • Be magnanimous
  • Generous to a fault
  • Give a blank check
  • Give a hand
  • Give freely
  • Give somebody a break
  • Give the shirt off your back
  • Give ’til it hurts
  • Go the extra mile
  • Have a big heart
  • Have a charitable spirit
  • Have a giving spirit
  • Have a kind heart
  • Heart of gold
  • Open your wallet

In Other Languages

Spanish – generosidad

French – générosité

German – Großzügigkeit

Italian – generosità

Swedish – generositet

Basque – eskuzabaltasuna

Portugese – generosidade