overgenerosity
noun[U]
(alsoover-generosity)uk/ˌəʊ.və.dʒen.əˈrɒs.ə.ti/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.dʒen.əˈrɑː.sə.t̬i/thequalityof being moregenerousthan ishelpfulornecessary:
Theymettoagreeasettlementintendedtocorrectthe over-generosity of thepreviousdeal.
Their over-generosity withtheiryoungerchildcausedjealousyamongstheroldersiblings.
- The teacher's over-generosity inmarkingresultedfrom hislackofknowledgeof thesyllabusandcurriculum.
- As acritic, he could beaccusedof over-generosity: ofpraisingthemediocreinorderto make his ownjudgmentsappearrefined.
- It is always amistaketospoilchildrenbylackofboundariesor overgenerosity.
Generous & charitable
- altruistic
- altruistically
- anti-materialism
- anti-materialist
- beneficence
- charitable
- generosity
- generous
- generously
- giver
- handout
- Lady Bountiful
- largesse
- lavish
- munificence
- munificent
- open-handed
- unsparing
- unstinting
- volunteerism
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Plenty and abundant