Thesaurus: generous

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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. 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.
10. j:100 a. willing to give and share unstintingly a. not petty in character and mind s. more than adequate