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generous definition
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Grep of noun generous generousness Overview of adj generous The adj generous has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) generous -- (willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation") 2. (1) generous -- (not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people") 3. (1) generous -- (more than adequate; "a generous portion") Antonyms of adj generous 3 senses of generous Sense 1 generous (vs. stingy) stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous => beggarly, mean => cheap, chinchy, chintzy => cheeseparing, close near penny-pinching => closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted => grudging, niggardly, scrimy => meager, scrimpy => mean mingy, miserly, tight => parsimonious, penurious Sense 2 generous (vs. ungenerous) ungenerous (vs. generous), meanspirited => grudging => uncharitable, unforgiving Sense 3 generous INDIRECT (VIA ample) -> meager, meagre, meagerly Similarity of adj generous 3 senses of generous Sense 1 generous (vs. stingy) => benevolent, freehearted => big bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded => lavish, munificent, overgenerous, prodigal, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting => unselfish Also See-> charitable#2; generous#2; unselfish#1 Sense 2 generous (vs. ungenerous) => big large magnanimous => kind => ungrudging Also See-> generous#1 Sense 3 generous => ample (vs. meager) Attributes of adj generous 1 of 3 senses of generous Sense 1 generous (vs. stingy) => generosity, generousness Familiarity of adj generous generous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj generous generous overgenerous too-generous ungenerous Overview of adj generous The adj generous has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) generous -- (willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation") 2. (1) generous -- (not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people") 3. (1) generous -- (more than adequate; "a generous portion")
generous definition
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