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   generous

   /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected: "a generous benefactor to the University" Similar liberallavishmagnanimousmunificentgivingopen-handedfree-handedbountifulunselfishungrudgingunstintingunsparingfreeindulgentprodigalprincelyliterary:bounteousplenteousrare:eleemosynarybenignantmagnanimouskindkindlybenevolentbeneficentaltruisticcharitablephilanthropicnobleloftyhigh-mindedbig-heartedhonourablegoodunselfishself-sacrificingunprejudiceddisinterestedOpposite selfish
   • ▪ showing kindness towards others: "a generous assessment of his work"
   • 2. (of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary: "a generous helping of pasta" Similar lavishplentifulcopiousampleliberalmunificentbountifullargehugegreatabundantprofuserichbumperflushoverflowingsuperabundantinfiniteinexhaustibleopulentprolificteemingin plentyin abundanceinformal:a gogogalorelankliterary:bounteousplenteousOpposite meagre

   Word Origin late 16th century: via Old French from Latin generosus ‘noble, magnanimous’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’. The original sense was ‘of noble birth’, hence ‘characteristic of noble birth, courageous, magnanimous, not mean’.

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   • 1. generousness noun

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   • English (US)

     GENEROUS meaning: 1. willing to give money, help, kindness,...

   • Ungenerous

     UNGENEROUS definition: 1. not willing to give money, help,...

   • Znaczenie Generous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     GENEROUS definicja: 1. willing to give money, help,...

   • Generous in Spanish

     GENEROUS translate: generoso, generoso, generoso/osa...

   • Generous in Korean

     GENEROUS translate: 관대한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Generous in Russian

     GENEROUS translate: щедрый, великодушный , большой, щедрый....

   • Generous in Arabic

     GENEROUS translate: كَريم / سَخي. Learn more in the...

   • Simplified

     GENEROUS translate: 性格, （尤指超乎一般或期望地）慷慨的，大方的;宽宏大量的，仁慈的, 大小,...

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   Definitions of generous. adjective. willing to give and share unstintingly. “a generous donation” synonyms: charitable. full of love and generosity. benevolent, freehearted. generous in providing aid to others. big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded. given or giving freely.

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