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   Gen·er·ous

   /ˈjen(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected: "she was generous with her money" Similar liberallavishmagnanimousmunificentgivingopenhandedfree-handedbountifulunselfishungrudgingunstintingunsparingfreeindulgentprodigalprincelyliterary:bounteousplenteousrare:eleemosynarybenignantmagnanimouskindkindlybenevolentbeneficentaltruisticcharitablephilanthropicnobleloftyhigh-mindedbig-heartedhonorablegoodunselfishself-sacrificingunprejudiceddisinterestedOpposite selfish
   • ▪ showing kindness toward others: "it was generous of them to ask her along"
   • ▪ (of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary: "a generous sprinkle of pepper" Similar lavishplentifulcopiousampleliberalmunificentbountifullargehugegreatabundantprofuserichbumperflushoverflowingsuperabundantinfiniteinexhaustibleopulentprolificteemingin plentyin abundanceinformal:a gogogalorelankliterary:bounteousplenteousOpposite meager

   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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   Synonyms for GENEROUS: charitable, liberal, benevolent, bountiful, handsome, munificent, open, unselfish; Antonyms of GENEROUS: ungenerous, stingy, selfish, small, parsimonious, miserly, cheap, uncharitable.

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   Synonyms for GENEROSITY: philanthropy, kindness, liberality, largess, munificence, unselfishness, gift, bounty; Antonyms of GENEROSITY: selfishness, meanness, cheapness, stinginess, economy, miserliness, parsimony, closeness.

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   adverbs. kind. number. considerate. suggest new. Another way to say Generous? Synonyms for Generous (other words and phrases for Generous).