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Synonyms for generous
ˈdʒɛn ər əsgen·er·ous
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
generous
Generous (Latin genus, a race) primarily signifies having the qualities worthy of noble or honorable birth; hence, free and abundant in giving, giving freely, heartily, and self-sacrificingly. As regards giving, generous refers rather to the self-sacrificing heartiness of the giver, liberal to the amount of the gift; a child may show himself generous in the gift of an apple, a millionaire makes a liberal donation; a generous gift, however, is commonly thought of as both ample and hearty. A munificent gift is vast in amount, whatever the motive of its bestowal. One may be free with another's money; he can be generous only with his own. Disinterested suggests rather the thought of one's own self-denial; generous, of one's hearty interest in another's welfare or happiness. One is magnanimous by a greatness of soul (Latin magnus, great, and animus, soul) that rises above all that is poor, mean, or weak, especially above every petty or ignoble motive or feeling pertaining to one's self, and thus above resentment of injury or insult; one is generous by a kindness of heart that would rejoice in the welfare rather than in the punishment of the offender.
Synonyms:
bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-heartedAntonyms:
avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, petty, rapacious, stingy
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
generous
Synonyms:
noble, chivalrous, liberal, disinterested, bountiful, magnanimous, open-hearted, munificent, honorable
Princeton's WordNet
generousadjective
willing to give and share unstintingly
"a generous donation"
Antonyms:
niggardly, meager, cheap, meagerly, scrimpy, cheeseparing, near, hardfisted, tightfisted, skinny, stingy, close, scrimy, chinchy, tight, grudging, closefisted, mingy, ungenerous, penurious, penny-pinching, meagre, beggarly, parsimonious, mean, meanspirited, miserly, chintzygenerousadjective
not petty in character and mind
"unusually generous in his judgment of people"
Antonyms:
ungenerous, hardfisted, chintzy, stingy, mingy, near, chinchy, tight, meanspirited, meagre, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, cheap, tightfisted, scrimpy, parsimonious, closefisted, grudging, beggarly, close, meager, mean, niggardly, penurious, miserly, skinny, scrimy, meagerlygenerousadjective
more than adequate
"a generous portion"
Antonyms:
mingy, mean, cheeseparing, stingy, tight, close, meager, ungenerous, penny-pinching, chinchy, meanspirited, scrimpy, closefisted, chintzy, cheap, hardfisted, skinny, parsimonious, near, miserly, tightfisted, scrimy, beggarly, penurious, niggardly, meagerly, grudging, meagre
Editors Contribution
contributive
generally unusually inclined to contribute money, time, or other forms of support.
mrs. smith is dependably contributive.
Submitted by rinat on June 5, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
generousadjective
Synonyms:
noble, magnanimous, honorable, high-mindedgenerousadjective
Synonyms:
liberal, bountiful, beneficent, munificent, charitable, open-handed, free-hearted
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
generousadjective
Synonyms:
magnanimous, noble, highminded, ingenuous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed, liberal, lavish, charitable, unstinted, abundant, plentiful, overflowingAntonyms:
illiberal, ungenerous, stingy, scant, miserly, penurious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "generous":
généreux, generously, bountiful, generosity, unstinting, unselfish, magnanimous, selfless
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #42 | free | |
| #4110 | liberal | |
| #5214 | noble | |
| #9248 | generous | |
| #12949 | honorable | |
| #19248 | generosity | |
| #20296 | generously | |
| #33219 | bountiful | |
| #46144 | selfless | |
| #47831 | disinterested | |
| #57475 | unselfish | |
| #97682 | magnanimous | |
| #104601 | chivalrous | |
| #180996 | unstinting | |
| #241485 | munificent |
How to use generous in a sentence?
I really think it’s a very generous program, but there are other ways that it could be improved to be more fair for everyone, nothing can be achieved at once. … The little impacts, the little victories are going to eventually take us to the path that we all want to be on.
Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.
It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are.
During these challenging times, the NRAEF's mission to support the industry's workforce is more important than ever, with Guy as our champion and the support of so many generous companies, we can help get our family of restaurant workers back on their feet.
Not everybody is born with perfect qualities. And not everyone will grow up with extraordinary achievements. Time is generous to those who want to succeed and conquer. Just be natural, because you yourself is unique in your own right.
Translations for generous
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- سخي, كريمArabic
- йомартBashkir
- generósCatalan, Valencian
- štědrýCzech
- gavmildDanish
- großzügig, generösGerman
- γενναιόδωρος, γερόςGreek
- malavaraEsperanto
- generosoSpanish
- eskuzabal, emankorBasque
- نجیب, سخاوتمندانه, راد, بخشندهPersian
- antelias, jalosukuinenFinnish
- généreux, généreuseFrench
- mórchroíochIrish
- xenerosoGalician
- उदारHindi
- nagylelkűHungarian
- murah hatiIndonesian
- magnanimo, abbondante, generosoItalian
- נָדִיבHebrew
- 寛大な, 気の大きいJapanese
- ಉದಾರKannada
- 관대한Korean
- liberalisLatin
- edelboortig, grootmoedig, scheutig, nobel, hooggeboren, genereus, vrijgevig, gulDutch
- sjenerøsNorwegian
- szczodry, hojnyPolish
- mão-aberta, digno, generoso, nobre, grande, abundante, magnânimo, dadivosoPortuguese
- ruq'aQuechua
- generos, măriminosRomanian
- великодушный, благородный, родовитый, щедрыйRussian
- velikòdušan, darèžljiv, plemènit, ȉzdāšan, obìlatSerbo-Croatian
- ukarimuSwahili
- தாராளTamil
- ఉదారంగాTelugu
- ใจกว้างThai
- cömertTurkish
- щедрийUkrainian
- بے لوثUrdu
- hào phóngVietnamese
- ברייטהאַרציקYiddish
- 慷慨Chinese
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