Generous | Day 77 | Word of the day

Generous (ˈजे᠎̮नरस्‌)

Adjective

दानशील या दानी होना

daansheel ya daani hona

Ya

उदार या दरियादिल होना

Udaar ya dariyadil hona

Generous meaning in English

Showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected

Or

showing kindness towards others

Pronunciation – jeh-nuh-ruhs

Synonyms (Related Similar Words)

liberal, lavish, magnanimous, munificent, giving, open-handed, free-handed, bountiful, unselfish, ungrudging, unstinting, unsparing, free, indulgent, prodigal, princely, bounteous, plenteous, eleemosynary, benignant

Antonyms (Related Opposite Words)

selfish, mean, petty, small, frugal, spare, sparing, thrifty, chary, stinting, acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, desirous, grasping, hoggish, itchy, mercenary, rapacious, begrudging, envious, grudging, resentful

Also, read some more related words

cheap, close, closefisted, costive, illiberal [archaic], mingy, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, selfish, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous

Examples

1. He was generous enough to give her money.

2. It is generous of you to lend him money.

3. She is a generous woman.

4. She’s a really sweet person and she’s generous to a fault.

5. The charity will go under unless a generous donor can be found within the next few months.

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