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Word: Generous
Speech Type: Adjective
late 16th century: via Old French from Latin generosus ‘noble, magnanimous’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’. The original sense was ‘of noble birth’, hence ‘characteristic of noble birth, courageous, magnanimous, not mean’
ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs
showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected
Short Definition:showing readiness to give more of something than is strictly necessary or expected
Examples:- a generous benefactor to the University
(of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary
Short Definition:larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary
Examples:- a generous helping of pasta
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