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generous

adj
/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/UK

Etymology

From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).

  1. derived from generōsus — “of noble birth”
  2. derived from genereux

Definitions

  1. Noble in behaviour or actions

    Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.

    • Thank you for your generous words.

  2. Willing to give and share unsparingly

    Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.

    • She's been extremely generous with her winnings.

  3. Large

    Large; more than ample; copious.

    • Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
    • his generous buttocks
    • Incoherency had overtaken his speech, but he was unaware of it. Nor did he connect the smashing of a bottle with the generous curve of his transit.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Invigorating in its nature.

      • a generous wine

    2. Of noble birth.

The neighborhood

Derived

generously, generousness, overgenerous, supergenerous, ungenerous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at generous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at generous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at generous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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