unmiserliness

English

Etymology

From unmiserly + -ness.

Noun

unmiserliness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unmiserly.
    • 1939, Ruth Ellen Dugan, The Social Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin, University of Wisconsin, page 35:
      Franklin demonstrated his unmiserliness by withdrawing from active work in 1748.
    • 1995 spring, Sherri Geller, “Commentary as Cover-Up: Criticizing Illiberal Patronage in Thomas Nashe’s Summer’s Last Will and Testament”, in English Literary Renaissance, volume 25, number 2, pages 159–160:
      Summer’s affirmation of Harvest’s evident unmiserliness—“I credit thee, and thinke thou wert belide” (890)—is an attempt to pacify a provoked husbandman, who is obviously unused to courtly manners and has threatened to make use of his scythe.
    • 1997, Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Mo’taz, “The negative qualities of mankind in the Holy Qur’ân”, in The Man: A Strange Creature with Diverse Qualities, Riyadh, Lahore, Houston: Darussalam, →ISBN, section “Miserliness”, page 25:
      Unless one believes in the unlimited graces of Allâh and trains oneself to be a donor and hospitable one will remain miserly. Allâh loves unmiserliness and benevolence.
    • 2005, Swāmī Hariharānanda Āraṇya, “A Comprehensive Interpretation of Sāṁkhya-kārikās”, in Sāṁkhya Across The Millenniums, Madhupur: Kāpil Math, →ISBN, page 61:
      The eight desirable qualities are kindness, tolerance, forbearance, absence of envy, cleanliness, freedom from stress, welfare, unmiserliness and lack of desire.
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