generous
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
willing to give and share unstintingly
a generous donation
Related & opposite
- charitable also see
- generous also see
- unselfish also see
- stingy antonym
- generosity attribute
- generosity derivation
- generosity derivation
- freehearted similar to
- giving similar to
- lavish similar to
- unselfish similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not petty in character and mind
unusually generous in his judgment of people
Related & opposite
- generous also see
- ungenerous antonym
- generosity derivation
- magnanimous similar to
- ungrudging similar to
Sense 3 adjective
more than adequate
a generous portion
Related & opposite
- ample similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | charitable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | generous |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unselfish |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | stingy |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | generosity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | generosity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | generosity |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | freehearted |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | giving |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lavish |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unselfish |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | generous |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ungenerous |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | generosity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | magnanimous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ungrudging |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | ample |