generous B1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈdʒɛnɝəs/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #3138 Meanings 1 adj Willing to give money, time, or help freely. She is very generous and often donates to local charities. 2 adj Larger than usual; more than enough. The restaurant serves generous portions at a fair price. 3 adj Kind and willing to think well of others. It was generous of you to forgive his mistake so quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · willing to give money,... bountifulgivingfree 2 adj · larger than usual; more... comfortableample 3 adj · kind and willing to think... magnanimous More charitablefouthyfrolicgiftfulgoodwillyhandsomejannockliberalmunificentopen-handed ↔ Opposites stingy Word family Derived forms generouslygenerousnessovergeneroussupergenerousungenerous Related forms beneficentbeneficientgenerositymagnanimousphilanthropicprodigalspendthriftunselfish Appears in Phrases (2) See all generous offer an offer that gives more than strictly necessary or expected Adjective + noun generous portion An amount of food that is larger than usual or more than enough. Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”). *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European genereux Middle French generōsus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # generous **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɛnɝəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 3138 ## Meanings 1. Willing to give money, time, or help freely. 2. Larger than usual; more than enough. 3. Kind and willing to think well of others. ## Examples - She is very generous and often donates to local charities. - The restaurant serves generous portions at a fair price. - It was generous of you to forgive his mistake so quickly. ## Synonyms - charitable - fouthy - free - frolic - giftful - giving - goodwilly - handsome - jannock - liberal - munificent - open-handed ## Antonyms - stingy ## Derived Forms - generously - generousness - overgenerous - supergenerous - ungenerous ## Related Forms - beneficent - beneficient - generosity - magnanimous - philanthropic - prodigal - spendthrift - unselfish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ǵenh₁- - Root: genereux - Root: generōsus - Affix: -ous - full of ## Etymology From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”). ## AI Etymology Generous comes from Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”). In current use, the main senses are “Willing to give money, time, or help freely” and “Larger than usual; more than enough”. ## Topics - Describing People markdown