generous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
Large; more than ample; copious.
Invigorating in its nature.
Of noble birth.

/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ en-us-generous.ogg

generous more generous most generous

From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).

charitable fouthy free frolic generous giftful giving goodwilly handsome jannock liberal munificent open-handed bountiful

stingy

generosity beneficent beneficient magnanimous philanthropic unselfish prodigal spendthrift

generously generousness overgenerous supergenerous ungenerous

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