gratuité

Noun

 * 1) the quality of being provided gratis, of being free of charge
 * 2) the quality of being gratuitous (unwarranted or unjustified); gratuitousness
 * 3) the quality of being gratuitous (without necessity or reason); gratuitousness
 * 1) the quality of being gratuitous (without necessity or reason); gratuitousness
 * 1) the quality of being gratuitous (without necessity or reason); gratuitousness

Usage notes

 * Gratuité is a false friend and never a synonym for gratuity. (Its closest English equivalent would be the rare neologisms "gratisness", "free of chargeness", or "freeness of charge".)