generous
generous is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
- 3.Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table. Swift.
- 4.Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine. See Liberal. -- Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- altruism
- benevolence
- benevolent
- block
- chivalric
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- citizen
- civism
- common
- communism
- communist
- cosmopolitan
- cosmopolitanism
- cosmopolite
- country
- devoted
- devotion
- disinterested
- disinterestedness
- done
- elevated
- elevation
- errant
- errantry
- exaltation
- exalted
- generosity
- great
- great-hearted
- handsome
- happiness
- head
- heroic
- heroism
- high
- high-minded
- humane
- humanitarian
- humanitarianism
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is generous.
- What is open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father called?
- What is characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table. Swift called?
- What is full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine. See Liberal. -- Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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