gen·er·ous (j n  r-s)adj. 1. Liberal in giving or sharing. See Synonyms at liberal. 2. Characterized by nobility and forbearance in thought or behavior; magnanimous. 3. Marked by abundance; ample: a generous slice of cake. 4. Having a rich bouquet and flavor: a generous wine. 5. Obsolete Of noble lineage. [French genereux, of noble birth, magnanimous, from Latin gener  sus, from genus, gener-, birth; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]gen er·ous·ly adv.gen er·ous·ness n. |
generous [ˈdʒɛnərəs ˈdʒɛnrəs]
adj
1. willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc.; munificent
2. free from pettiness in character and mind
3. full or plentiful a generous portion
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (of wine) rich in alcohol
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of a soil type) fertile
[via Old French from Latin generōsus nobly born, from genus race; see genus]
generously adv
generousness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust" generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| 2. | generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" meanspirited, ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" | |
| 3. | generous - more than adequate; "a generous portion" ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" |
generous
adjective
1. liberal, lavish, free, charitable, free-handed, hospitable, prodigal, bountiful, open-handed, unstinting, beneficent, princely, bounteous, munificent, ungrudging He's very generous with his money.
liberal mean, selfish, cheap, tight, greedy, stingy, parsimonious, miserly, avaricious, close-fisted
liberal mean, selfish, cheap, tight, greedy, stingy, parsimonious, miserly, avaricious, close-fisted
2. magnanimous, kind, noble, benevolent, good, big, high-minded, unselfish, big-hearted, ungrudging He was not generous enough to congratulate his successor.
3. plentiful, lavish, ample, abundant, full, rich, liberal, overflowing, copious, bountiful, unstinting, profuse, bounteous (literary), plenteous a room with a generous amount of storage space
plentiful small, tiny, meagre, minimal, scanty
plentiful small, tiny, meagre, minimal, scanty
Proverbs
"It is easy to be generous with other people's property"
"It is easy to be generous with other people's property"
Translations
generous [ˈdʒenərəs] ADJ
1. (= not mean) [person, mood] → generoso
she must have been feeling generous → debía sentirse generosa or dadivosa
she was generous in her praise of him → se deshizo en elogios para con él
she was generous in her praise of what he'd done → hizo grandes elogios de lo que había realizado
that's very generous of you → eso es muy generoso de tu parte
he was rather too generous with the chilli sauce → se pasó un poco con la salsa picante, se le fue un poco la mano con la salsa picante
to be generous with one's money → ser generoso or desprendido con el dinero
be generous with the cream → no escatimes la nata
he wasn't exactly generous with the whisky → no fue muy espléndido que digamos con el whisky
she must have been feeling generous → debía sentirse generosa or dadivosa
she was generous in her praise of him → se deshizo en elogios para con él
she was generous in her praise of what he'd done → hizo grandes elogios de lo que había realizado
that's very generous of you → eso es muy generoso de tu parte
he was rather too generous with the chilli sauce → se pasó un poco con la salsa picante, se le fue un poco la mano con la salsa picante
to be generous with one's money → ser generoso or desprendido con el dinero
be generous with the cream → no escatimes la nata
he wasn't exactly generous with the whisky → no fue muy espléndido que digamos con el whisky
2. (= lavish, sizeable) [gift] → espléndido; [donation] → cuantioso, generoso; [rise] → importante, generoso; [pay, offer] → generoso; [portion] → grande, generoso; [bosom, figure] → opulento
very generous credit terms → unas condiciones de crédito muy favorables
a generous amount of sth → una buena cantidad de algo
a generous helping of sth → una ración generosa de algo, una buena ración de algo
very generous credit terms → unas condiciones de crédito muy favorables
a generous amount of sth → una buena cantidad de algo
a generous helping of sth → una ración generosa de algo, una buena ración de algo
generous [ˈdʒɛnərəs] adj
[donation, gift] → généreux/euse; [support] → généreux/euse
generous
adj
(= liberal) person, mood → großzügig; they were in a less generous mood → sie waren weniger großzügig; to be generous in one’s praise → mit Lob nicht geizen, voll des Lobes sein (geh); to be generous with one’s time → großzügig mit seiner Zeit umgehen; he was generous in sharing his knowledge → er ließ andere an seinem Wissen großzügig teilhaben
(= lavish) gift, hospitality, subsidy, prize, sum, offer → großzügig; terms → günstig; (= plentiful) portion, supply → reichlich; a generous amount or helping of … → eine reichliche Portion …; to be a generous size → großzügig bemessen sein; a generous size 14 → eine groß ausgefallene Größe 14; with the generous support of … → mit großzügiger Unterstützung von …; the car has a generous boot (Brit) or trunk (US) → der Wagen hat einen großzügigen Kofferraum
(= kind) person, gesture, spirit → großmütig; remarks → wohlwollend; she was generous in defeat → sie war eine großmütige Verliererin; they were generous enough to overlook the mistake → sie waren so großzügig, den Fehler zu übersehen
generous [ˈdʒɛn/ərəs] adj (gen) → generoso/a; (plentiful, supply, quantity) → abbondante, generoso/a
to be generous with sth → essere prodigo/a di qc
generous [ˈdʒɛn/ərəs] adj (gen) → generoso/a; (plentiful, supply, quantity) → abbondante, generoso/a
to be generous with sth → essere prodigo/a di qc
to be generous with sth → essere prodigo/a di qc
generous [ˈdʒɛn/ərəs] adj (gen) → generoso/a; (plentiful, supply, quantity) → abbondante, generoso/a
to be generous with sth → essere prodigo/a di qc
adj generous [ˈdʒenərəs]
(negativeungenerous)
1 willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday. vrygewig كَريم щедър štědrý, velkorysý gavmild; generøs freigiebig γενναιόδωρος generoso helde(käeline) بخشنده؛ با سخاوت antelias généreux נדיב उदार velikodušan nagylelkű dermawan örlátur generoso 気前のよい 돈을 아끼지 않는 dosnus devīgs; dāsns pemurah vrijgevig gavmild, raus, sjenerøs szczodry, hojny generoso generos щедрый; великодушный štedrý radodaren velikodušan generös, frikostig เอื้อเฟื้อ cömert 慷慨的 щедрий سخی hào phóng 大方的
2 large; larger than necessary a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake. vrygewige وافِر обилен pořádný rigelig üppig μεγάλος, σεβαστός generoso, abundante rikkalik بزرگ؛ بزرگتر از حد معمول suuri généreux נדיב-לב प्रचुर obilan bőséges besar sekali ríflegur, stór generoso 大きな 많은, 풍부한 nemažas, gausus bagātīgs banyak royaal stor, rikelig, rundhåndet obfity generoso generos изрядный; большой (po)riadny obilen izdašan generöst tilltagen, stor ใจกว้างเกินไป büyük, çokça, bol 大量的 щедрий وسیع sung túc; dồi dào 大量的
3 kind, willing to forgive Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks. vrygewige سَموح، مُتَسامِح великодушен velkodušný storsindet großmütig μεγαλόψυχος generoso suuremeelne با گذشت؛ بزرگوار aulis généreux נדיב दयालु širokogrudan jószívű pemurah göfuglyndur; sáttfús generoso 寛大な 아량이 있는 kilniaširdiškas, kilnus augstsirdīgs murah hati grootmoedig storsinnet, romslig, raus wielkoduszny generoso generos великодушный veľkorysý velikodušen plemenit storsint ใจกว้าง; มีน้ำใจ; ใจกว้าง bağışlayıcı 寬宏大量的 великодушний مہربان cao thượng 宽宏大量的
adv generously
vrygewige بِصورَة كريمَه великодушно štědře; šlechetně gavmildt; generøst; rigeligt; storsindet freigiebig γενναιόδωρα generosamente heldelt سخاوتمندانه؛ زیاد avokätisesti généreusement בנדיבות उदारता से širokogrudno, velikodušno nagylelkűen secara dermawan af örlæti generosamente 気前よく 아낌없이 dosniai, kilniaširdiškai devīgi; augstsirdīgi dengan pemurah vrijgevig, royaal, rundhåndet, storsinnet, sjenerøst hojnie, wielkodusznie generosamente cu generozitate щедро; великодушно veľkoryso velikodušno darežljivo generöst อย่างใจกว้าง cömertçe, bol bol 寬宏大量地 великодушно; щедро سخاوت سے hào phóng 宽宏大量地
n geneˈrosity [-ˈrosəti]
vrygewigheid كَرَم щедрост velkorysost gavmildhed; generøsitet; storsindethed die Freigiebigkeit γενναιοδωρία generosidad heldus, suuremeelsus سخاوت؛ بخشندگی anteliaisuus, jalomielisyys générosité רוחב-לב उदारता širokogrudnost, velikodušnost nagylelkűség kedermawanan örlæti; göfuglyndi generosità 気前のよさ 너그러움 dosnumas, kilniaširdiškumas devība; augstsirdība murah hati sjenerøsitet hojność, wielkoduszność generosidade generozitate щедрость; великодушие veľkorysosť, šľachetnosť radodarnost darežljivost generositet ความเอื้อเฟื้อ; ความเผื่อแผ่ cömertlik 慷慨 великодушність; щедрість سخاوت tính hào hiệp 慷慨
generous → سخي štědrý generøs großzügig γενναιόδωρος generoso antelias généreux darežljiv generoso 気前のよい 인심 좋은 vrijgevig sjenerøs hojny generoso щедрый generös ใจกว้าง cömert hào phóng 慷慨的
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