generous
Meaning of generous
- showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected.
a generous benefactor to the University
- (of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary.
a generous helping of pasta
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’.
Information about generous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of generous
gen-er-ous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- generous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
generous synonyms
Meaning willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas:
Meaning sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious:
Meaning generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person:
Meaning characterized by or displaying great generosity:
Meaning providing love or other emotional support; caring:
Meaning large in quantity; abundant:
Meaning willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one's own:
Meaning not grudging:
Meaning given or giving without restraint; unsparing:
Meaning given freely and generously:
Meaning using or expending something without restraint; lavish:
Meaning having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone:
Meaning having or giving something on a lavish scale:
Meaning (of a sum of money) large or generous (often used ironically):
Meaning generously given or giving; bountiful:
Meaning plentiful:
Meaning relating to or dependent on charity; charitable:
Meaning kindly and benevolent:
Meaning existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant:
Meaning abundant in supply or quantity:
Meaning enough or more than enough; plentiful:
Meaning of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity:
Meaning extremely large; enormous:
Meaning of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:
Meaning existing or available in large quantities; plentiful:
Meaning (especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant:
Meaning existing in plentiful quantities; abundant:
Meaning exceptionally large, fine, or successful:
Meaning (of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion:
Meaning flooding or flowing over a surface or area:
Meaning more formal or literary term for overabundant:
Meaning limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate:
Meaning (of an amount or supply of something) unable to be used up because existing in abundance:
Meaning ostentatiously costly and luxurious:
Meaning (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring:
Meaning be full of or swarming with:
Meaning in abundance:
Meaning (of hair) long, limp, and straight:
generous antonyms
Meaning (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure:
Meaning (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality:
Translation of generous
- Italian: generoso, magnanimo, munifico, munificente
- Spanish: munificente, munifico, generoso
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