What does generous mean?
Definitions for generous
ˈdʒɛn ər əsgen·er·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
generousadjective
willing to give and share unstintingly
"a generous donation"
generousadjective
not petty in character and mind
"unusually generous in his judgment of people"
generousadjective
more than adequate
"a generous portion"
Wiktionary
generousadjective
Of noble birth.
generousadjective
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Thank you for your generous words.
generousadjective
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.
generousadjective
Large, more than ample, copious.
Etymology: From genereux, and its source, generosus, from genus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GENEROUSadjective
Etymology: generosus, Latin; genereux, French.
His gen’rous spouse, Theano, heav’nly fair,
Nurs’d the young stranger. Alexander Pope.Having in a digestive furnace drawn off the ardent spirit from some good sack, the phlegm, even in this generous wine, was copious. Boyle.
Wikipedia
Generous
Generous is an adjective form of generosity.
ChatGPT
generous
Generous refers to a person who is willing to give or share more than is necessary or expected, often in terms of money or other resources, displaying a quality of kindness and unselfishness. Also, it can refer to something that is plentiful or larger in size or quantity than usually expected.
Webster Dictionary
Generousadjective
of honorable birth or origin; highborn
Generousadjective
exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous
Generousadjective
open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father
Generousadjective
characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table
Generousadjective
full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine
Wikidata
Generous
Generous 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. He finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas on his three-year-old debut, but showed vastly improved form when moved up to longer distances in summer. In a period of seven weeks he won the Derby by five lengths, the Irish Derby by three lengths and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes by a record seven lengths. His performances established him as one of the outstanding British racehorses of his era. After running poorly in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe he was retired to stud, where his record was disappointing.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Generous
jen′ėr-us, adj. of a noble nature: courageous: liberal: bountiful: invigorating in its nature, as wine: (obs.) nobly born.—adv. Gen′erously.—ns. Gen′erousness, Generos′ity, nobleness or liberality of nature: (arch.) nobility of birth. [Fr. généreux—L. generosus, of noble birth—genus, birth.]
Editors Contribution
generous
Willing to contribute, give or share money, skills or time.
She was a generous soul who contributed to the community in the form of mentoring and volunteering, donated items to the charity shop and shared money with others from her profitable businesses to overseas charities.
Submitted by MaryC on September 20, 2015
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GENEROUS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Generous is ranked #112568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Generous surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Generous.
95.5% or 149 total occurrences were White.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'generous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4037
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'generous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4433
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'generous' in Adjectives Frequency: #534
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of generous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of generous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of generous in a Sentence
They were amazing people, very generous, they love their daughter very much.
The children were getting antsy, and my mother — a funny and generous woman — gave them my dad’s military hats and medals and said, ‘Now go pretend you’re a soldier.’.
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She was my dearest friend, my sister in charity. And adopted sister in life, too. She was what, three, four years older than me? And she was probably the most generous person I’ve ever known. She would do anything to help you. If anybody ever had a problem, she would help as best as she could. Boy, the world lost a great talent when we lost her.
I always remember how generous Ann Nivens was in giving emotionally to others, i remember I asked Ann Nivens if Ann Nivens wanted to be part of an organization for abused children that I was supporting. And Ann Nivens did it, no question. I also remember when I was no longer part of the organization. Ann Nivens was being honored one day. I was in the back of the room.
You'll hear a big, optimistic, generous view of the future of America from the president on Tuesday.
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- سخي, كريمArabic
- йомартBashkir
- generósCatalan, Valencian
- štědrýCzech
- gavmildDanish
- großzügig, generösGerman
- γενναιόδωρος, γερόςGreek
- malavaraEsperanto
- generosoSpanish
- eskuzabal, emankorBasque
- نجیب, سخاوتمندانه, راد, بخشندهPersian
- antelias, jalosukuinenFinnish
- généreux, généreuseFrench
- mórchroíochIrish
- xenerosoGalician
- उदारHindi
- nagylelkűHungarian
- murah hatiIndonesian
- magnanimo, abbondante, generosoItalian
- נָדִיבHebrew
- 寛大な, 気の大きいJapanese
- ಉದಾರKannada
- 관대한Korean
- liberalisLatin
- edelboortig, grootmoedig, scheutig, nobel, hooggeboren, genereus, vrijgevig, gulDutch
- sjenerøsNorwegian
- szczodry, hojnyPolish
- mão-aberta, digno, generoso, nobre, grande, abundante, magnânimo, dadivosoPortuguese
- ruq'aQuechua
- generos, măriminosRomanian
- великодушный, благородный, родовитый, щедрыйRussian
- velikòdušan, darèžljiv, plemènit, ȉzdāšan, obìlatSerbo-Croatian
- ukarimuSwahili
- தாராளTamil
- ఉదారంగాTelugu
- ใจกว้างThai
- cömertTurkish
- щедрийUkrainian
- بے لوثUrdu
- hào phóngVietnamese
- ברייטהאַרציקYiddish
- 慷慨Chinese
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