unstinting
Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etcGenerous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
» After his change of heart, the former miser became unstinting in his generosity to the poor.
Meaning
1 sensesGenerous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital.
very generous
Examples
1 sentencesAfter his change of heart, the former miser became unstinting in his generosity to the poor.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + stint (“to be mean or sparing”) + -ing (suffix forming pFrom un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + stint (“to be mean or sparing”) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs), or un- + stinting (“mean, sparing”). Stint is derived from Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to assuage; to make dull; to stint”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan (“to make dull; to shorten”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną (“to make dull; to shorten”) and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to hit; to push”), probably influenced by Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).
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Forms
more unstinting, most unstinting| Comparative | more unstinting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unstinting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form