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gen·er·ous
 generous
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
willing to give or share, or giving more than necessary; unselfish.
He was generous with his wealth and supported various charities.It was generous of her to invite her elderly aunt to live with them.- synonyms:
- benevolent, bountiful, free-handed, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, philanthropic, unselfish
- antonyms:
- cheap, churlish, niggardly, penurious, rapacious, stingy, tightfisted, ungenerous
- similar words:
- altruistic, big, bighearted, bounteous, charitable, magnanimous, profuse, warm-hearted
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| definition 2: |
having an admirable character or disposition.
He was a generous ruler who endeavored to help his people.- synonyms:
- beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, largehearted, magnanimous
- antonyms:
- mean
- similar words:
- charitable, kind, kindhearted, philanthropic, warm-hearted
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| definition 3: |
larger than average; more than might be expected; abundant.
She gave each person a generous portion of food.- synonyms:
- abundant, bountiful, copious, lavish, plentiful
- antonyms:
- exiguous, mean, niggardly, small, stingy, ungenerous
- similar words:
- ample, extravagant, handsome, munificent, plenteous, rich, round
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| related words: |
cheerful, decent, eleemosynary, free, friendly, good, gracious, large, lenient, profuse, roomy, spendthrift, wide |
| derivations: |
generously (adv.), generousness (n.) |
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