largesse
larg·esse/lɑɹˈ(d)ʒɛs/noun
largesse is spelled L-A-R-G-E-S-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (larg·esse). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, largesse means “The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of largesse is largesses.
How many letters and syllables are in largesse?
| Letters | 8: L-A-R-G-E-S-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: larg·esse |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is largesse?
Largesse appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce largesse?
- UK /lɑːˈ(d)ʒɛs/
- US /lɑɹˈ(d)ʒɛs/
Largesse has 2 syllables, split larg·esse in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-largess.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with largesse?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as largesse from its last stressed vowel (/ɛs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: eelgrass, gearless.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of largesse
- largesses plural
- largess
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does largesse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.
- 2
Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.
- 3
Money, etc., given in this way.
- 4
Abundance of something (chiefly beneficial), regarded as having been given generously.
- 5
obsoleteChiefly in the form at one's largesse: freedom or liberty to act.
- 6
An act of donating or giving generously.
- 7
A specific gift of money, etc., given in this way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Largesse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | largesse , largesses |
| German | Großzügigkeit |
| Portuguese | largueza, generosidade |
| Spanish | largueza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does largesse come from?
From Middle English larges, largess, largesse [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman largece, largesce, Middle French largece, largesce, largesse, and Old French largesce (“breadth, width; request for a monetary gift; (act of) generous giving; (chiefly in the plural) generous gift; generosity, liberality”) (in Anglo-Norman also “liberty; privilege”; modern French largesse), from large (“big, large; generous; wide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).