generous
Origin of generous
1synonym study For generous
Other words for generous
| 1 | openhanded, free, unstinting |
| 2 | high-minded, noble, big |
| 3 | plentiful, copious |
| 5 | fruitful |
Opposites for generous
Other words from generous
- gen·er·ous·ly, adverb
- gen·er·ous·ness, noun
- o·ver·gen·er·ous, adjective
- o·ver·gen·er·ous·ly, adverb
- qua·si-gen·er·ous, adjective
- qua·si-gen·er·ous·ly, adverb
- su·per·gen·er·ous, adjective
- su·per·gen·er·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use generous in a sentence
The people who give money to the museum have been very generous.
Author Burgess and illustrator Cochran show how generous a person he was, and how children played a central part in his life and work.
Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity | Christina Barron, Mary Quattlebaum, Abby McGanney Nolan, Kathie Meizner | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostFundamentally, we do want to be generous to our customers and make sports betting fun.
Free money, big addictions: Inside the booming world of online sports betting | Brett Haensel | November 15, 2020 | FortuneSpread the whipped cream in a generous layer all over the pie filling, making decorative, billowy swirls.
Dig into this fall-spice pudding pie nestled in a nut crust and topped with whipped cream | Erin Jeanne McDowell | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostBondo showed me his generous character early on, when he invited my wife and me on a trip to the South Pacific to enjoy the beauty and serenity of this remote part of the world with his wife, Laurie, and four other couples.
From mentorship to friendship to love: What I learned from three investing giants | matthewheimer | November 10, 2020 | Fortune
As Johnson generously observes, “If any dog had a right to mark its new territory, it was Churchill.”
At the below concert, he generously gave his microphone to an audience member in a wheelchair.
Kanye West Stops Concert to Yell at Kid in Wheelchair, 'Stand Up!' | Marlow Stern | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are several other things in the Wiki vs. doctors article to quibble about, which the authors generously note.
If the grad goes on to fame and riches you can take credit for generously providing the book that made all of the difference.
10 Terrible Gift Ideas for Graduates From Dilbert Creator Scott Adams | Scott Adams | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe the judges scored the Russian skater generously because they just wanted to be done with it all and get out of Sochi alive.
Sotnikova Beat Kim Yu-Na? Figure Skating Is Probably Corrupt (But We Knew That) | Kevin Fallon | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, inexplicably, he shifted to the other side that the old, the normal Tom presented generously to the new.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe Institution had a great membership in England, and was generously helped there in the matter of funds by the public.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMessrs. Thomas Nelson and Sons have generously co-operated in permitting the use of the best translation.
His Last Week | William E. BartonIt's rather against my principles as a soldier, but just to make things a bit more fair—(generously) you shall have it.
First Plays | A. A. MilneTen minutes later the two possessed but a single rose apiece—they had generously given all the rest away.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for generous
/ (ˈdʒɛnərəs, ˈdʒɛnrəs) /
willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc; munificent
free from pettiness in character and mind
full or plentiful: a generous portion
(of wine) rich in alcohol
(of a soil type) fertile
Origin of generous
1Derived forms of generous
- generously, adverb
- generousness, noun
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