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gen|er|ous

gen|er|ous «JEHN uhr uhs, JEHN ruhs», adjective.

1. willing to share with others; unselfish: »Though he didn't have much to give, he was generous with his money.
SYNONYM(S): liberal, bountiful, lavish.

2. noble and forgiving; not mean. SYNONYM(S): high-minded, magnanimous.

3. large; plentiful: »A quarter of a pie a generous piece.
SYNONYM(S): ample, abundant, copious.

4. fertile: »generous fields.

5. rich and strong: »a generous wine.

6. Archaic. of noble lineage; highborn: »a generous race of horses (Edward Gibbon).

╂[< Latin generōsus of noble birth < genus, -eris race, stock; see etym. under genus (Cf. ↑genus)]

–gen´er|ous|ly, adverb.

–gen´er|ous|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.