generous
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Adjective
- Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
- Thank you for your generous words.
- Although the extension to Crewe carried the line much nearer to the town, it was decided to retain this station, and a large enclosure there was roofed over to accommodate third class passengers (the M.B.R. was more...
- Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
- She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
- Large; more than ample; copious.
- Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
- his generous buttocks
- Incoherency had overtaken his speech, but he was unaware of it. Nor did he connect the smashing of a bottle with the generous curve of his transit. - 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall...
- Invigorating in its nature.
- a generous wine
- Of noble birth.
Origin
From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).
Forms
Synonyms
charitable fouthy free frolic generous giftful giving goodwilly handsome jannock liberal munificent open-handed
Antonyms
Related
generosity beneficent beneficient magnanimous philanthropic unselfish prodigal spendthrift
Derived
generously generousness overgenerous supergenerous ungenerous