generous
UK/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
generous adjective: noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Adjective
generous (comparative more generous, superlative most generous)
- Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
- Thank you for your generous words.
- Although the extension to Crewe carried the line much nearer to the town, it was decided to retain this station, and a large enclosure there was roofed over to accommodate third class passengers (the M.B.R. was more generous than most railways in its treatment of what were then known as the "lower...1957 September, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 618
- Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
- She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
- Large; more than ample; copious.
- Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
- his generous buttocks
- Invigorating in its nature.
- a generous wine
- Of noble birth.
generous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
generous in Hindi
- noble in behaviour, magnanimous
- दिलदार dildār, उदार udār
generous in Tamil
- தாரள மன்முடைய
generous in Marathi
- generous, big-hearted
- उदार udār
- generous, charitable, munificent, giving
- धनी dhanī
generous in Urdu
- willing to give and share unsparingly
- سخی saxī
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- generous in Bengali
- দরাজ doraj
- generous in Telugu
- ఉదారము udāramu
- generous in Malayalam
- മഹാത്മനായ, യോഗ്യതയുള്ള, ഉദാരമായ, ധീരനായ
- generous in Kannada
- ಉದಾರ, ಧಾರಾಳ, ವಿಶಾಲ ಹೃದಯದ, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ
- generous in Punjabi
- سکھی sakhī
- generous in Gujarati
- ઉદાર
- generous in Odia
- ଦକ୍ଷିଣ dakṣiṇa
- generous in Sanskrit
- राति rāti, मी॒ढ्वांस् mīḍhvā́ṃs
- generous in Sinhala
- ත්යාගශීලි tyāgaśīli
- generous in Nepali
- उदार
- generous in Tagalog
- bukas-palad, mapagbigay, palabigay
- generous in Arabic
- كَرِيم karīm
- generous in Indonesian
- murah hati, dermawan
- generous in Persian
- نجیب najib, راد râd, بخشنده baxšande, رادمنش râd-maneš
- generous in Thai
- ใจกว้าง jai-gwâang, ใจสปอร์ต sà-bpɔ̀ɔt, เอื้อเฟื้อ ʉ̂ʉa-fʉ́ʉa, เผื่อแผ่ pʉ̀ʉa-pɛ̀ɛ
- generous in Vietnamese
- rộng lượng, hào phóng
Examples of generous in a sentence
- Nor did he connect the smashing of a bottle with the generous curve of his transit.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 117:
- [H]is hard jaw worked slowly upon a generous mouthful of plug cut.1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 4:
- The ice cream parlors served generous scoops, hand-dipped by college-bound teenagers who spoke through colorful orthodontia.2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 226:
Synonyms of generous
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Forms of generous
| comparative | more generous |
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| superlative | most generous |
Origin of generous
From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).
Words formed from generous
Questions about generous
- What does generous mean?
- Generous means noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
- What is generous in Hindi?
- Generous in Hindi is दिलदार (dildār), उदार (udār). See Generous meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use generous in a sentence?
- Nor did he connect the smashing of a bottle with the generous curve of his transit.
- What part of speech is generous?
- Generous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce generous?
- Generous is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ (UK).
Words near generous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: generous (page history and authors); generous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); उदार (Marathi) (page history and authors); দরাজ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఉదారము (Telugu) (page history and authors); generous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); generous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سکھی (Punjabi) (page history and authors); generous (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଦକ୍ଷିଣ (Odia) (page history and authors); generous (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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