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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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. generousness noun

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