generous
adjective
liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous gift.
generousness
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a word derived from
generous.
Example Sentences
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“He wasn’t lamenting his own situation so much as he was listening to the stories of other people. That speaks to a generousness he had as a person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2021
Now when I see all my fellow dancers reflected in the mirror around me, I see not how harmonious our movements are, but how their slight frames magnify the generousness of my own.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2018
His answers illuminate the importance of the current results and put them into a broader context, and also demonstrate his generousness as a scholar and dad.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 16, 2011
In what ways are Portia and Jessica alike in the generousness of love though opposite in circumstances?
From Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Charlotte Endymion Porter
Noel wanted to very much; but I don't think it was altogether for generousness, but because he wanted to see how the sluices opened.
From The Wouldbegoods by E. (Edith) Nesbit
