gratuit — gratuit, uite [ gratɥi, ɥit ] adj. • XIVe; lat. gratuitus, de gratis 1 ♦ Littér. Qui se fait, qui se donne pour rien. ⇒ désintéressé . Bienveillance gratuite. ⇒ bénévole, gracieux. Dr. Avantage gratuit (contrat de bienfaisance). ♢ Cour. Que l on… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gratuité — [ gratɥite ] n. f. • 1350 « exemption »; lat. gratuitas 1 ♦ Caractère de ce qui est gratuit (1o), bénévole, et spécialt non payant. La gratuité de l enseignement. 2 ♦ Fig. Caractère de ce qui est injustifié, non motivé ou désintéressé. La… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gratuit — GRATUÍT, Ă, gratuiţi, te, adj. Care nu costă nimic, care este dat sau primit fără nici o plată. ♦ fig. Care se dovedeşte inutil, nejustificat. – Din fr. gratuit, lat. gratuitus. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Gratuit ≠ util Trimis de … Dicționar Român
gratuito — ► adjetivo 1 Que se hace o se recibe sin cobrar o pagar por ello: ■ este servicio es gratuito. SINÓNIMO regalado 2 Que es arbitrario o sin fundamento: ■ me parece una acusación gratuita. SINÓNIMO arbitrario caprichoso * * * g … Enciclopedia Universal
Gratuitous — Gra*tu i*tousa. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gratuitously — Gratuitous Gra*tu i*tousa. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gratuitousness — Gratuitous Gra*tu i*tousa. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gratuitous — adjective Etymology: Latin gratuitus, from gratus Date: 1656 1. a. given unearned or without recompense b. not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration c. costing nothing ; free 2. not called for by the circumstances ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gratuitous — gratuitously, adv. gratuitousness, n. /greuh tooh i teuhs, tyooh /, adj. 1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. 2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult. 3. Law.… … Universalium
gratuitous — gra·tu·i·tous /grə tü ə təs, tyü / adj: not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration compare onerous gra·tu·i·tous·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
free — 1 adj 1 a: having the legal and political rights of a citizen representatives...shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons U.S. Constitution art. I b: enjoying civil and political liberty a free people c: enjoying political … Law dictionary