Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - generous
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Generous
generous
adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French genereus, from Latin generosus, from gener-, genus Date: 1583 1. archaic highborn 2. a. characterized by a noble or forbearing spirit ; magnanimous, kindly b. liberal in giving ; openhanded c. marked by abundance or ample proportions ; copious a thin salt-and-pepper moustache interrupted by a ~ nose — Richard Zabel Synonyms: see liberal • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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adj. 1 giving or given freely. 2 magnanimous, noble-minded, unprejudiced. 3 a ample, abundant, copious (a generous portion). b (of wine) rich and full. Derivatives generosity n. generously adv. generousness n. Etymology: OF genereus f. L generosus noble, magnanimous (as GENUS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. великодушный, благородный generous nature —- благородная натура generous spirit —- высокий дух generous impulse —- великодушный порыв generous conqueror —- великодушный победитель 2. щедрый generous nature —- широкая натура to be generous with one's money —- быть щедрым (не скупиться) (на деньги) she is not very generous with the food —- она скуповата по части угощения he is very generous with his time —- он совершенно не считается со своим временем to give generous praise —- не скупиться нв похвалу to be generous to a fault —- быть чрезмерно щедрым, доводить щедрость до абсурда 3. большой, щедрый generous fare —- обильная пища a generous spoonful of sugar —- полная с верхом ложка сахара a generous helping of meat —- солидная порция мяса generous allowance —- щедрое содержание или пособие; изрядная сумма карманных денег generous of size —- большого размера the seams in this dress are very generous —- в этом платье (в швах) большой запас 4. плодородный (о почве) 5. густой, интенсивный (о цвете) 6. крепкий, выдержанный (о вине) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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nature благородная натура GENEROUS adj. 1) великодушный; благородный - generous nature 2) щедрый 3) обильный; большой; изрядный a generous amount - большое количество of generous size - большого размера 4) плодородный (о почве) 5) интенсивный; густой (о цвете) 6) выдержанный, крепкий (о вине) Syn: bountiful, lavish, liberal, magnanimous, open-handed Ant: chary, greedy, niggardly, parsimonious, selfish, sparing, tight ...Англо-русский словарь
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A generous person gives more of something, especially money, than is usual or expected. German banks are more generous in their lending... The gift is generous by any standards. ? mean ADJ • generously We would like to thank all the judges who gave so generously of their time. ADV: ADV with v 2. A generous person is friendly, helpful, and willing to see the good qualities in someone or something. He was always generous in sharing his enormous knowledge... He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision. ADJ • generously The students generously gave them instruction in social responsibility. ADV: ADV with v 3. A generous amount of something is much larger than is usual or necessary. ...a generous six weeks of annual holiday... He should be able to keep his room tidy with the generous amount of storage space. ADJ • generously ...a generously sized sitting room... Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper. ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure (She's always very generous to the kids.) it is generous of sb (to do sth) (What lovely presents - it's very generous of you! | generous with your help/time/money etc) (I'd like to thank Simon, who's been very generous with his time.) 2 larger than the usual or expected amount (a generous glass of port | We offer a generous salary and benefits package. | generous welfare payments) 3 sympathetic in the way you deal with people, and tending not to criticize them, get angry, or treat them unkindly (She was generous enough to overlook my little mistake. | not a very generous attitude) - generously adv (Please give generously to the refugee fund.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1588, from M.Fr. gйnйreux, from L. generosus "of noble birth," from genus (gen. generis) "race, stock" (see genus), from PIE *gen- "produce." Originally "of noble birth," secondary senses of "unselfish" and "plentiful" were both present in Fr. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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