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generous

/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/adjective3 syllables

Generous means: willing to give and share unstintingly.

Synonyms for generous31

adjective, as in willing to give and share unstintingly

benevolent, freehearted, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded, lavish, munificent, overgenerous
and 6 more, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting, unselfish, charitable

adjective, as in not petty in character and mind

big, large, magnanimous, ungrudging

adjective, as in more than is usual or necessary

ample

also used for generous

free, fouthy, frolic, giftful, goodwilly, jannock, open-handed

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Opposites of generous

stingy, ungenerous

What does generous mean?3

adjective

1

willing to give and share unstintingly“a generous donation”

2

not petty in character and mind“unusually generous in his judgment of people”

3

more than is usual or necessary“a generous portion”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Generous in a sentence

  • She was a most generous woman, and possessed a considerable fortune of her own.Hybrid
  • Their stepmother, however, had always been most generous to them.Hybrid
  • Generous amounts of alcohol were proffered, and fraternal toasts shared.RusVictoric1993
  • Don't expect a generous gift, for him, only money matters.Nuel
  • Wherever you go, you will meet people who are kind and generous.CK
  • Strangely, he passed up her very generous offer.darinmex
  • True, he likes to show off, but he is kind and generous.unknown
  • He's very generous, so let's go with him.CM

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