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generous

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large/generous tip ▪ The service was great and we left a large tip. a generous donation ▪ She made generous donations to various charities. a generous gesture ▪ He had made a very generous gesture to the school. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context obsolete English) Of noble birth. (16th-19th c.) 2 Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. (from 16th c.) 3 willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth, race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender .] Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.] The generous and gravest citizens. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Generous (8 February 1988 – 15 January 2013) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1991 won both the Epsom and the Irish Derby . As a two-year-old he won three of his six races, most notably the Dewhurst Stakes as a 50/1 outsider. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" [ant: stingy ] not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" [ant: ungenerous ] more than adequate; "a generous portion"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, "of noble birth," from Middle French généreux , from Latin generosus "of noble birth," figuratively "magnanimous, generous," from genus (genitive generis ) "race, stock" (see genus ). Secondary senses of "unselfish" (1690s) and "plentiful" (1610s) ...

Usage examples of generous.

Are you not generous enough to let me make her an actress in the drama?

With an increasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration of myself, I bid you an affectionate farewell.

Lynn Flewelling Seregil must have been generous, Alec thought as she piled his trencher with plump sausages and oat porridge, then fetched a pitcher of milk and some hot ash cakes to go with it.

Declan refrained from recording the rumors in the Annals of Kill Dalua, but other annalists would be less generous.

My expenses now greatly exceeded not only my former income, but those additions which I extorted from my poor generous father, on pretences of sums being necessary for preparing for my approaching degree of batchelor of arts.

Your offer of a house generous, but I think the kind of house it should beand where it should beare matters for Penny and me to decide between us.

When I gave in, the generous Moszczinski embraced me, begged me to write to him, and accept a present of a travelling carriage as a token of his friendship.

And now, you see, a second philanthropist has died-one who has left a generous bequest to The Foundation.

It was her pet project, the prototype of several other homes for juveniles that she hinted The Foundation might be able to finance with the generous bequest she might leave us.

Everywhere I looked, the Welcome Home for Girls cried out for massive infusions of money-the kind that a generous bequest from Mrs.

They were particularly generous with bhang, a beverage made from the juice of the tender tops of Indian hemp mixed with an infusion of nutmeg and cloves.

In the hungry times before the goddess came he had been generous to Davey and Buglet, with bowls of milk and bits of sun-dried goat meat, and he still liked to share his desert lore and his peyote buttons on fiesta days.

As a result of this generous conduct numerous flasks and bottles began to make their appearance, and as a direct result of their arrival Tom Burdock was soon back where he had been on retiring the previous evening.

She would have liked to tell Hem what Busk was like, to describe its low stone buildings and cool gardens, and its cheerful, generous people.

A sailor, expecting to find in me a generous customer, came to enquire where my trunk was, and, hearing from me that I did not know, he, as well as Captain Alban, went to a great deal of trouble to find it, and I could hardly keep down my merriment when the captain called, begging to be excused for having left it behind, and assuring me that he would take care to forward it to me in less than three weeks.