sharing

/ˈʃɛrɪŋ/

Other forms: sharings

A sharing person is generous and willing to share. If you are sharing, you are glad to give things away to others. So can we borrow five dollars?

To share something is to use it or enjoy it with others, like when people share a cake at a birthday party. The adjective sharing has a related meaning, but the focus is more on unselfishness. A sharing person might try to divide up not just the cake, but also all the food in his refrigerator — just to be sure everyone is fed.

Definitions of sharing

1. adjective

   unselfishly willing to share with others
   “a warm and sharing friend”

   synonyms:

   unselfish

   disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
2. noun

   using or enjoying something jointly with others
   types:

   time sharing

   (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously

   type of:

   interdependence, interdependency, mutuality

   a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
3. noun

   having in common
   “the sharing of electrons creates molecules”

   type of:

   interdependence, interdependency, mutuality

   a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
4. noun

   sharing thoughts and feelings
   synonyms: communion

   type of:

   intercourse, social intercourse

   communication between individuals
5. noun

   a distribution in shares
   synonyms: share-out

   types:

   generosity, unselfishness

   acting generously

   gift, giving

   the act of giving

   oblation, offering

   the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

   bestowal, bestowment, conferment, conferral

   the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift

   accordance, accordance of rights

   the act of granting rights

   endowment

   the act of endowing with a permanent source of income

   charity

   an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

   contribution, donation

   act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

   alms-giving, almsgiving

   making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

   type of:

   distribution

   the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning