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Definition of Generous
1. Adjective. Willing to give and share unstintingly. "A generous donation"
Attributes: Generosity, Generousness
Also: Charitable, Unselfish
Similar to: Benevolent, Freehearted, Big, Bighearted, Bounteous, Bountiful, Freehanded, Giving, Handsome, Liberal, Openhanded, Lavish, Munificent, Overgenerous, Too-generous, Unsparing, Unstinted, Unstinting, Unselfish
Derivative terms: Generosity, Generousness
Antonyms: Stingy
Also: Charitable, Unselfish
Similar to: Benevolent, Freehearted, Big, Bighearted, Bounteous, Bountiful, Freehanded, Giving, Handsome, Liberal, Openhanded, Lavish, Munificent, Overgenerous, Too-generous, Unsparing, Unstinted, Unstinting, Unselfish
Derivative terms: Generosity, Generousness
Antonyms: Stingy
2. Adjective. Not petty in character and mind. "Unusually generous in his judgment of people"
Similar to: Big, Large, Magnanimous, Ungrudging
Derivative terms: Generosity, Generousness
Antonyms: Ungenerous
Derivative terms: Generosity, Generousness
Antonyms: Ungenerous
3. Adjective. More than adequate. "A generous portion"
Similar to: Ample
Definition of Generous
1. a. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
Definition of Generous
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Of noble birth. (defdate 16th-19th c.) ¹
2. Adjective. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
3. Adjective. Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
4. Adjective. Large, more than ample, copious. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Generous
1. willing to give [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Generous
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