Word Finder - generous

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

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Thank you for your generous words.

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

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She's been extremely generous with her winnings.

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Large, more than ample, copious.

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Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.

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Invigorating in its nature.

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a generous wine

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Of noble birth.

You've been far too generous already.

He's so generous; there's nothing he wouldn't do for us.

Dean smiled at the generous offer.

Helen wrote letters to the newspapers which brought many generous replies.

I gave her three months, but it's probably generous, given her sunny nature.

He emphasized the word any and said I should be as generous as Santa Claus but totally discrete.

He was a generous patron of monasticism.

Life hadn't always been so generous with either of them.

That is, if the FBI feels generous and tells me anything.

Blue eyes sparkled like sapphires in her round face, and a dimple danced at the corner of her generous mouth.

That's very generous of Mr. O'Connor.

She has a large, generous sympathy and absolute fairness of temper.

This Hatto built the church of St George on the island of Reichenau, was generous to the see of Mainz and to the abbeys of Fulda and Reichenau, and was a patron of the chronicler Regino, abbot of Priim.

Cynthia, in her infinite wisdom, arranged a generous monetary scale of chores-for-bucks that seemed to take care of the problem.

Their mental and social standard is high among Pacific peoples; they are simple, honourable, generous and hospitable, but brave fighters.

He is kind and generous.

Evelyn, who knew him intimately from his youth, describes him as "a man of excellent natural parts but nothing of generous or grateful."

I idealized them as the bravest and most generous men that ever sought a home in a strange land.

All five of us would be employed in various capacities at very generous salaries.

They've been more than generous with help and information but the investiga­tion is closed and I have to tip-toe on ice digging into it.

Licentiousness, extravagance and an utter disregard for human life were his weak points, but he was loyal, generous and magnanimous.

Lindsay's expedition, which was fitted out by Sir Thomas Elder, the generous patron of Australian exploration, entered Western Australia about the 26th parallel south latitude, on the line of route taken by Forrest in 1874.

As a friend he was generous and loyal.

As it was, the helpings are generous, and by the time I 'd finished, I was completely sated.

Surely there are hearts and hands ever ready to make it possible for generous intentions to be wrought into noble deeds.

Nothing, however, broke his manly and generous spirit.

She is a thorough woman, but with none of the pettinesses, subterfuges, and mental reservations of her sex; she loves wide vistas and boundless horizons and instinctively seeks them out; she is concerned for universal happiness and takes thought for the improvement of mankind - thelastinfirmity and most innocent mania of generous souls.

The Spanish slave laws (although in practice often frightfully abused) were always comparatively generous to the slave, making relatively easy, among other things, the purchase of his freedom, the number of free blacks being always great.

He is said to have been of a merry and even jocular disposition, to have afforded a generous patronage to learning, and, strange to say for a sultan, to have been master of six languages.

His friends were generous in assisting him with money.

One does not need to read "A Boy I Knew" to understand him--the most generous, sweet-natured boy I ever knew, a good friend in all sorts of weather, who traces the footprints of love in the life of dogs as well as in that of his fellowmen.

Sweet Rebecca, with her strong, brave spirit, and her pure, generous nature, was the only character which thoroughly won my admiration.

Thurstan was generous to the churches of his diocese and was the founder of several religious houses.

Outvoting Franklin, they decided to break their instructions, which required them to ` make the, most candid confidential communications on all subjects to the ministers of our generous ally, the king of France; to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce without their knowledge or concurrence; and ultimately to govern yourself by their advice and opinion "; and, instead,.

All such monuments hitherto discovered in India were put up in honour of some religious teacher, not in memory of royal persons, generous benefactors, politicans, or soldiers or private persons, however distinguished.

By care and economy, however, aided by generous royal grants, she was enabled to pay off mortgages and to bring up the children in a way befitting their rank.

In private life he was in every way estimable, - upright, amiable, devoid of all jealousy, and generous to a fault.

We would like to express our deep gratitude for your generous support.

They are the most generous givers in the country outside of London.

We have been very touched by the kindness and very generous support.

We love You and we thank You for being the generous One that You are, so magnanimous.

Noble, wretched, magnanimous, heartless, petty, generous, self-sacrificing, and selfish.

You must know that King Frost, like all other kings, has great treasures of gold and precious stones; but as he is a generous old monarch, he endeavours to make a right use of his riches.

They have attained to high rank in all branches of the public service, and have shown most splendid instances of far-sighted and generous philanthropy.

His qualities and his defects were alike exhibited on a generous scale; and if his greed and arrogance were colossal, so were his administrative capacity and his appetite for work.

Oldham's verse is rugged, and his rhymes often defective, but he met with a generous appreciation from Dryden, whose own satiric bent was perhaps influenced by his efforts.

But he was infinitely generous and affectionate, and spent his enormous fortune liberally.

Good conditions of service include a generous leave allowance.

We need to mobilize, to get active and to get generous.

We are a team of self-starters motivated by a generous bonus structure.