English | French |
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giving | donnant |
giving | don |
giving | donation |
giving | distribution |
English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
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NOUN (3) 1. the act of giving; [syn: giving, gift] 2. the imparting of news or promises etc.; - Example: "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving" - Example: "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily" 3. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; - Example: "the alumni followed a program of annual giving" ADJECTIVE (1) 1. given or giving freely; - Example: "was a big tipper" - Example: "the bounteous goodness of God" - Example: "bountiful compliments" - Example: "a freehanded host" - Example: "a handsome allowance" - Example: "Saturday's child is loving and giving" - Example: "a liberal backer of the arts" - Example: "a munificent gift" - Example: "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded] |