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adjective

Generous adj.

Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. (Obs.) "The generous and gravest citizens."

Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." "His generous spouse." "A generous pack (of hounds)."

Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.

Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table.

Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine.

Synonyms: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal.

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Etymology of 'Generous'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Generous" Quotes from Famous Books

... need of a material basis for spirit is what renders partial war with parts of the world the inevitable background of charity and justice. The frontiers at which this warfare is waged may, however, be pushed back indefinitely. Within the sphere organised about a firm and generous life a Roman peace can be established. It is not what is assimilated that saps a creative will, but what remains outside that ultimately invades and disrupts it. In exact proportion to its vigour, it ...

— The Life of Reason • George Santayana

... deep gratitude to the Rev. J. L. Barton, D.D., for his kind encouragement in the publishing of this book; and also to the Rev. W. W. Wallace, M.A., for his generous ...

— India, Its Life and Thought • John P. Jones

... forces, had guided the city during those decades. On the one hand there was Aristides, called the Just—inflexible, incorruptible, impersonal and generous; on the other, Themistocles—precocious and wild as a boy; profligate as a youth and young man; ambitious, unscrupulous and cruel; a genius; a patriot; without moral sense. The policy of Aristides, despite his ...

— The Crest-Wave of Evolution • Kenneth Morris

... of a school-boy over his competitors is sometimes despicable; but Howard's joy was not of this selfish and puerile sort. All the good passions had stimulated him to exertion, and he was rewarded by his own generous feelings. He would not have exchanged the delight which he saw in his little friend Oliver's face, the approving smile of his aunt, and the proud satisfaction Mr. Russell expressed at the sight of his medal, ...

— Tales And Novels, Volume 1 • Maria Edgeworth

... vaguely why he disliked the man. He had never met him before, and knew nothing at all about him. It was one of those inexplicable things which can not be answered. Otherwise Hillard enjoyed himself vastly. He found these people full of hope, light-hearted, generous, intelligent, and ...

— The Lure of the Mask • Harold MacGrath

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