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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the trait of being willing to give your money or time;
[syn: generosity, generousness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father. [1913 Webster] 4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

generousness n 1: the trait of being willing to give your money or time [syn: generosity, generousness] [ant: stinginess]