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Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.

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  1. a. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
  2. a. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous.
  3. a. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
  4. a. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table.
  5. a. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine.
  6. adj. willing to give and share unstintingly
  7. adj. not petty in character and mind
  8. adj. more than is usual or necessary
  9. j:100 a. willing to give and share unstintingly a. not petty in character and mind s. more than adequate