The meaning of Generous

adjective

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There was abundant evidence to support the theory

adjective

More than enough; a lot of

Usage examples:

It is a region with abundant natural resources.

adjective

Enough or more than enough; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There is ample time for discussion

adjective

Generously given or giving; bountiful.

Usage examples:

The earth yields a bounteous harvest

adjective

Large or generous in amount

Usage examples:

A bounteous crop, a bounteous reward

adjective

Large in quantity; abundant.

Usage examples:

The ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food

adjective

(of a person) generous, or (of a thing) large in amount

Usage examples:

This field produced a bountiful supply of corn.

noun

A horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision.

Usage examples:

She started the car with a jerk and hit the bumper of the car in front

adjective

Another term for bouncer (sense 2).

noun

A bar at the front and back of the body of a motor vehicle that keeps it from being damaged when hit

Usage examples:

Farmers expect a bumper corn crop this year.

adjective

Abundant in supply or quantity.

Usage examples:

She took copious notes

adjective

In large amounts; more than enough

Usage examples:

She took copious notes, filling page after page.

adjective

Relating to or dependent on charity; charitable.

Usage examples:

The state is not a stable eleemosynary institution.

adjective

Relating to or depending on charity (= help given freely to people who are in need, and organizations that provide this help)

Usage examples:

They were receiving eleemosynary aid., philanthropy in business is never truly eleemosynary.

verb

(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Rachel flushed angrily

noun

A reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

A flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks

adjective

Completely level or even with another surface.

Usage examples:

The gates are flush with the adjoining fencing

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb

Without cost or payment.

Usage examples:

Ladies were admitted free

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

adjective

Providing love or other emotional support; caring.

Usage examples:

He was very giving and supportive

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

adjective

Extremely large; enormous.

Usage examples:

A huge area

adjective

Having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone.

Usage examples:

Indulgent parents

adjective

Allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them

Usage examples:

Indulgent relatives, an indulgent smile, he had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards h…

adjective

(of an amount or supply of something) unable to be used up because existing in abundance.

Usage examples:

His inexhaustible energy

adjective

Limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate.

Usage examples:

The infinite mercy of god

noun

Another term for non-finite.

adjective

Without limits; extremely large or great

Usage examples:

Infinite space, there seemed to be an infinite number of paint colors to choose from.

adjective

Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.

Usage examples:

Add a large clove of garlic

verb

Enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music.

Usage examples:

He's known in clubland for his capacity for larging it

adverb

Another term for free (sense 2 of the adverb).

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Usage examples:

A lavish banquet

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Usage examples:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

Usage examples:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…

adjective

Willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.

Usage examples:

They have liberal views on divorce

noun

A supporter of policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare.

Usage examples:

Are we dealing with a polarization between liberals and conservatives?

adjective

Allowing many different types of beliefs or behavior

Usage examples:

A liberal society/person, a liberal policy/position, some merchants offer very liberal return polic…

adjective

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.

Usage examples:

She should be magnanimous in victory

adjective

Generous and kind, esp. toward a competitor or enemy

Usage examples:

The yankees’ manager was magnanimous in defeat, praising seattle for its fine play.

adjective

Characterized by or displaying great generosity.

Usage examples:

A munificent bequest

adjective

Very generous with money

Usage examples:

A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college.

adjective

Generous

Usage examples:

Open-handed assistance

adjective

Ostentatiously costly and luxurious.

Usage examples:

The opulent comfort of a limousine

adjective

Rich in appearance; showing great wealth

Usage examples:

He lived an opulent lifestyle that included sports cars and enormous homes.

adjective

Flooding or flowing over a surface or area.

Usage examples:

An overflowing river swamped dozens of villages

verb

(especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle.

Usage examples:

Chemicals overflowed from a storage tank

verb

Present participle of overflow

Usage examples:

The milk overflowed when i poured it into the jug., because of heavy rain, the river may overflow i…

adjective

Plentiful.

Usage examples:

The meal was astonishingly plenteous

adjective

Large in amount, or available in large amounts

Usage examples:

The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few., when a man comes to tears, constant tea…

adjective

Existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant.

Usage examples:

Coal is cheap and plentiful

adjective

If something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available

Usage examples:

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer., i took a plentiful supply of games to keep the children …

adjective

Relating to a prince.

Usage examples:

The princely states of india

adjective

(esp. of money) very large in amount

Usage examples:

Advertisers pay a princely sum for prime-time commercials.

adjective

Spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Usage examples:

Prodigal habits die hard

noun

A person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.

Usage examples:

He hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives

adjective

Tending to spend or use something without thinking of the future

Usage examples:

He was prodigal with his talents.

adjective

(especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.

Usage examples:

I offered my profuse apologies

adjective

Large in amount

Usage examples:

A profusion of beautiful flowers

adjective

(of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.

Usage examples:

In captivity tigers are prolific breeders

adjective

Producing a great number or amount of something

Usage examples:

He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.

adjective

Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.

Usage examples:

A rich and famous family

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions; wealthy

Usage examples:

A rich man, the united states is one of the world’s richest nations., a rich brocade jacket, the co…

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions

Usage examples:

He's the third richest man in britain., all of the world's richest nations were invited to attend t…

adjective

More formal or literary term for overabundant.

verb

Be full of or swarming with.

Usage examples:

Every garden is teeming with wildlife

verb

(of water, especially rain) pour down; fall heavily.

Usage examples:

With the rain teeming down at the manor, italy seemed a long way off

adjective

Full of people or things; crowded.

Usage examples:

She walked through the teeming streets

adjective

Not grudging.

Usage examples:

He showed her ungrudging courtesy and kindness

adjective

Willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one's own.

Usage examples:

Unselfish devotion

adjective

Caring about or generous toward others

Usage examples:

He’s an unselfish player who puts team goals first.

adjective

Merciless; severe.

Usage examples:

He is unsparing in his criticism of the arms trade

adjective

Showing no kindness and no wish to hide the unpleasant truth

Usage examples:

The documentary went through all the graphic details of the operation in unsparing detail., last of…

adjective

Given or giving without restraint; unsparing.

Usage examples:

He was unstinting in his praise

adjective

Extremely generous with time, money, praise, help, etc.

Usage examples:

Unstinting support/generosity, she was quite unstinting in her praise.