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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | généreux, from Latin generosus 'born into a high rank', from genus; GENUS |
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gen‧e‧rous
1 someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure [≠ mean]
2 larger or more than the usual size or amount [≠ measly]: 
a generous glass of wineHe had a well-shaped, generous mouth.
a generous glass of wineHe had a well-shaped, generous mouth.3 sympathetic in the way you deal with people, and tending to see the good qualities in someone or something [≠ mean]: She was generous enough to overlook my little mistake.
She was generous enough to overlook my little mistake.