unsparingness


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un·spar·ing

 (ŭn-spâr′ĭng)
adj.
1. Unmerciful; severe: an unsparing superior officer; unsparing criticism.
2. Generous or unstinting: unsparing in his efforts to find a solution.
un·spar′ing·ly adv.
un·spar′ing·ness n.
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unsparingness

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The quality or state of being generous:
big-heartedness, bounteousness, bountifulness, freehandedness, generosity, generousness, great-heartedness, large-heartedness, lavishness, liberality, magnanimity, magnanimousness, munificence, openhandedness, unselfishness.
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With completeness in context and unsparingness in form, Kirsch articulates the tangible geopolitical spirit conveyed by these writers, which is ultimately what makes them global.
Adam Kirsch. The Global Novel: Writing the World in the 21st Century

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