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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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   931 opposites of generous - words and phrases with opposite meaning. Lists. synonyms. antonyms. definitions. sentences. thesaurus. words. phrases. idioms. adjectives. verbs. adverbs. mean. small. meagre. suggest new. What is the opposite of Generous? Antonyms for Generous (opposite of Generous).

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   generous adjective. Antonyms: illiberal, ungenerous, stingy, scant, miserly, penurious. Synonyms: magnanimous, noble, highminded, ingenuous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed, liberal, lavish, charitable, unstinted, abundant, plentiful, overflowing.

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   Antonym and example. ungenerous. You only gave £2 to the charity? How ungenerous of you. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of generous. Learn more.

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   Generosity antonyms - 577 Opposites of Generosity. greed. n. # desire. selfishness. n. # stinginess. harshness. n. avarice. n. # greed , desire. bad behavior. stinginess. n. # greed. atrocity. n. # crime. frugality. n. # squandering. parsimony. n. acquisitiveness. n. # greed , desire. egoism. n. rapacity. n. # greed , desire. cheapness. n. cupidity

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   Synonyms for GENEROUS: munificent, liberal, lavish, bountiful, altruistic, charitable, free, beneficent, freehanded; Antonyms for GENEROUS: stingy, close, ungenerous, tightfisted, ungenerous, stingy, illiberal, miserly, penurious.

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   321 Adjective Antonyms for Generous. stingy. # averse , informal. mean. # small , ungenerous. niggardly. # meagre. miserly. # small , mean. greedy. # small , mean. small. # mean , major. scanty. # full , ample. grasping. selfish. # action , person. meagre. # meagre. ungenerous. # generous. poor. # meagre. meager. # plentiful. scant. # meagre.

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   Best antonyms for 'generous' are 'greedy', 'selfish' and 'self-absorbed'.