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| 1. | liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift. |
| 2. | free from meanness or smallness of mind or character; magnanimous. |
| 3. | large; abundant; ample: a generous portion of pie. |
| 4. | rich or strong in flavor: a generous wine. |
| 5. | fertile; prolific: generous soil. |

gen·er·ous (jěn'ər-əs) adj.
[French genereux, of noble birth, magnanimous, from Latin generōsus, from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots.] gen'er·ous·ly adv., gen'er·ous·ness n. |