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  GENEROUS, adj.  Originally this word meant noble by birth and was
  rightly applied to a great multitude of persons.  It now means noble
  by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
     noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
     race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The generous and gravest citizens.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
        as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
        spirited; courageous. ``The generous critic.'' --Pope.
        ``His generous spouse.'' --Pope. ``A generous pack [of
        hounds].'' --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
        munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
        generous table. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
        generous wine.
  
     Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal. --
          Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
     noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
     race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
     1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
  
              The generous and gravest citizens.    --Shak.
  
     2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
        as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
        spirited; courageous. ``The generous critic.'' --Pope.
        ``His generous spouse.'' --Pope. ``A generous pack [of
        hounds].'' --Addison.
  
     3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
        munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
  
     4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
        generous table. --Swift.
  
     5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
        generous wine.
  
     Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal. --
          Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  generous
       adj 1: willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous
              donation" [ant: stingy]
       2: not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his
          judgment of people" [ant: ungenerous]
       3: more than adequate; "a generous portion"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     Αγγλικά a.
     γαλαντόμος, γενναιόδωρος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     a.
     1 Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind,
  magnanimous. (from 16th c.)
     2 willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give
  more (especially money) than is expected or needed. (from 17th c.)
     3 large, more than ample, copious. (from 17th c.)
     4 invigorating in its nature.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Of noble birth.  16th 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     a.
     1 Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind,
  magnanimous. (from 16th c.)
     2 willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give
  more (especially money) than is expected or needed. (from 17th c.)
     3 large, more than ample, copious. (from 17th c.)
     4 invigorating in its nature.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Of noble birth.  16th 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     a.
     1 Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind,
  magnanimous. (from 16th c.)
     2 willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give
  more (especially money) than is expected or needed. (from 17th c.)
     3 large, more than ample, copious. (from 17th c.)
     4 invigorating in its nature.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Of noble birth.  16th 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     a.
     1 Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind,
  magnanimous. (from 16th c.)
     2 willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give
  more (especially money) than is expected or needed. (from 17th c.)
     3 large, more than ample, copious. (from 17th c.)
     4 invigorating in its nature.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Of noble birth.  16th 19th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     Englanti a.
     antelias

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  generous
     Engelska a.
     1 generös, frikostig, rundhänt, givmild
     2 storsint, osjälvisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Generous /dʒˈɛnəɹəs/
  كريم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  generous //ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs// 
  1. богат, обилен
  large, ample
  2. благоро́ден, великоду́шен
  noble in behaviour, magnanimous
  3. благоро́ден
  of noble birth
  4. ще́дър
  willing to give and share unsparingly