gĕnĕrōsĭtas, ātis, f. [generosus],
- I. nobility, excellence, goodness (post-Aug.): in ipsa ove satis generositatis ostenditur brevitate crurum, ventris vestitu, i. e. noble breed or race, Plin. 8, 48, 75, § 198: caprarum, id. 8, 50, 76, § 202: taurorum, id. 8, 45, 70, § 181: antea Caecubo erat generositas celeberrima, id. 14, 6, 8, § 61; Col. Arb. 1, 3; 3, 6, 4; Pall. Oct. 3; Vulg. Sap. 8, 3.
- II. High spirit, boldness: leonis, Plin. 8, 16, 19, § 50.