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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Generous (disambiguation)
Generous
·adj Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
II. Generous ·adj Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine.
III. Generous ·adj Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table.
IV. Generous ·adj Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
V. Generous ·adj Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous.
generous
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A generous person gives more of something, especially money, than is usual or expected.
German banks are more generous in their lending...
The gift is generous by any standards.
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ADJ
• generously
We would like to thank all the judges who gave so generously of their time.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
A generous person is friendly, helpful, and willing to see the good qualities in someone or something.
He was always generous in sharing his enormous knowledge...
He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision.
ADJ
• generously
The students generously gave them instruction in social responsibility.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
A generous amount of something is much larger than is usual or necessary.
...a generous six weeks of annual holiday...
He should be able to keep his room tidy with the generous amount of storage space.
ADJ
• generously
...a generously sized sitting room...
Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
generous
¦ adjective
1. freely giving more of something than is necessary or expected.
kind towards others.
2. larger or more plentiful than is usual.
Derivatives
generously adverb
generousness noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as generosity), in sense 'of noble birth': via OFr. from L. generosus 'noble, magnanimous'.
Wikipedia
Generous
Generous is an adjective form of generosity.
Generous may also refer to:
- Generous (horse), an Irish thoroughbred racehorse
- "Generous" (song), a 2017 song by Olivia Holt
- Generous Stakes, an American thoroughbred horse race
- Matt Generous (born 1985), an American ice hockey defenseman
- The Generous, a Japanese musical duo
