generous
adjectifcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs//
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
adjectif
- 1
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Thank you for your generous words.
Although the extension to Crewe carried the line much nearer to the town, it was decided to retain this station, and a large enclosure there was roofed over to accommodate third class passengers (the M.B.R. was more generous than most railways in its treatment of what were then known as the "lower orders").
- 2
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; 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.
[H]is hard jaw worked slowly upon a generous mouthful of plug cut.
- 4
Invigorating in its nature.
a generous wine
- 5
obsolèteOf noble birth.
Étymologie
From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).
Formes
- comparatif
- more generous
- superlatif
- most generous
generous · Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
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