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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
generous \gen"erous\, a. f. g'en'ereux, fr. l. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
race: cf. it. generoso. see 2d gender.
1913 webster
1. of honorable birth or origin; highborn. obs.
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the generous and gravest citizens. --shak.
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2. exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. "the generous critic." --pope. "his
generous spouse." --pope. "a generous pack of hounds."
--addison.
1913 webster
3. open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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4. characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
generous table. --swift.
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5. full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
generous wine.
syn: magnanimous; bountiful. see liberal. --
gen"erously, adv. -- gen"erousness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
gender liberal gen"erously gen"erousness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
generousness
n : the trait of being willing to give your money or time syn:
generosity ant: stinginess
see also:
generosity stinginess
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