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generous
What does generous mean?
generous (adjective): willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use generous in a sentence?
- That seems generous. (Tatoeba sentence #4502021 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce generous?
/ˈdʒɛnəɹəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does generous come from?
From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of generous?
Words related to generous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “generous” mean?
willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed
Right! That's what “generous” means.
dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic, usually in a way that suggests acknowledgement of a problem or difficult situation
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having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful
Not quite: that's what infamous means.
pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world
Not quite: that's what physical means.
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