Generousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
     noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
     race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.]
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     1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
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              The generous and gravest citizens.    --Shak.
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     2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
        as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
        spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His
        generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."
        --Addison.
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     3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
        munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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     4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
        generous table. --Swift.
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     5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
        generous wine.
  
     Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. --
          {Gen"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Gen"er*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  generousness
       n : the trait of being willing to give your money or time [syn:
           {generosity}] [ant: {stinginess}]