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Complete Definition of "generous"

English

Etymology
First attested in 1588, from Middle French généreux, from Latin generosus, "of noble birth", from genus, "race", "stock".

Pronunciation
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Adjective
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  1. willing|Willing to give and share unsparingly.
  2. Not petty in character and mind.
  3. More than adequate.
  4. literally Of noble birth.

Related terms
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Translations
trans-top|Willing to give and share unsparingly
Czech: štědrý m
Finnish: t-|fi|antelias
German: großzügig, generös
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Greek: t|el|γενναιόδωρος|sc=Grek (gennaiódoros)
Russian: щедрый (š'édryj)
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trans-top|Not petty in character and mind
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Russian: великодушный (v'elikodúšnyj), благородный (blagoródnyj)
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trans-top|More than adequate
German: großzügig, generös
Greek: t|el|γερός|sc=Grek (gerós)
trans-mid
Russian: щедрый (š'édryj)
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trans-top|Of noble birth
Finnish: jalosukuinen
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Russian: благородный (blagoródnyj), родовитый (rodovítyj)
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ttbc|Bosnian: velikodušan m
ttbc|Chinese: 慷慨的 (kāngkǎide)
ttbc|Croatian: velikodušan m
ttbc|Dutch: grootmoedig
ttbc|French: généreux m, généreuse f
ttbc|Hebrew: נדיב
ttbc|Italian: generoso m sg, generosa f sg generosi m pl, generose f pl
ttbc|Japanese: 気前のいい (kimaenoii), 寛大な (kandaina)
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ttbc|Korean: 관대한 (gwandaehan)
ttbc|Latin: generosus m, generosa f, liberalis m/f
ttbc|Polish: szczodry
ttbc|Portuguese: generoso
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: великодушан m
:Roman: velikodušan m
ttbc|Spanish: generoso

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