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