3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr L. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr genus birth,
race: cf It generoso See 2d {Gender}.]
1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak.
2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. ``The generous critic.'' --Pope.
``His generous spouse.'' --Pope. ``A generous pack [of
hounds].'' --Addison.
3. Open-handed; free to give not close or niggardly;
munificent; as a generous friend or father.
4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as a
generous table. --Swift.
5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as
generous wine.
Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. --
{Gen"er*ous*ly}, adv -- {Gen"er*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
generous
adj 1: willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous
donation" [ant: {stingy}]
2: not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his
judgment of people" [ant: {ungenerous}]
3: more than adequate; "a generous portion"
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
GENEROUS, adj Originally this word meant noble by birth and was
rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble
by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
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