Meaning

5 senses
  1. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.

    Thank you for your generous words.

    великоду́шныйvelikodúšnyj, благоро́дныйblagoródnyj

    великоду́шнийvelykodúšnyj, благоро́днийblahoródnyj, шляхе́тнийšljaxétnyj

  2. Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.

    She's been extremely generous with her winnings.

    großzügig, generös

    ще́дрыйščédryj

    ще́дрийščédryj, го́йнийhójnyj, щедро́тнийščedrótnyj

    willing to give and share unstintingly

  3. Large; more than ample; copious.

    Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.

    his generous buttocks

    großzügig, generös

    ще́дрыйščédryj

    more than is usual or necessary

  4. Invigorating in its nature.

    a generous wine

  5. (obsolete)Of noble birth.

    благоро́дныйblagoródnyj, родови́тыйrodovítyj

Examples

352 sentences
  1. Why is Tom being so generous?

    Чому Том такий щедрий? — deniko

    ruПочему Том так щедр? — odexed

    deWarum ist Tom so großzügig? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom made us a generous offer.

    Том зробив нам щедру пропозицію. — deniko

    ruТом сделал нам щедрое предложение. — Wezel

  3. Tom is a very generous man.

    Том дуже щедра людина. — deniko

    ruТом очень щедрый человек. — Fin

    deTom ist ein sehr großzügiger Mann. — wolfgangth

  4. My uncle is generous with his money.

    Мій дядько не скупиться на гроші. — rmdas

    deMein Onkel geht großzügig mit seinem Geld um. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The portions at this restaurant are generous.

    В цьому ресторані щедрі порції. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
noble in behaviour, magnanimous:
willing to give and share unsparingly:
Русский
By meaning 3
noble in behaviour, magnanimous:
willing to give and share unsparingly:
of noble birth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
willing to give and share unsparingly:

Origin

From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genu

From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).

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Forms

more generous, most generous
Comparativemore generous Lesson
Superlativemost generous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was very generous
  • a very generous
  • generous with his
  • generous person
  • the most generous
  • generous offer
  • generous donation
  • as generous as
  • very generous of
  • generous man
  • most generous
  • was as generous

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
generous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto