Definition: 1. Giving or willing to give freely; given freely. 2. More than is necessary; large. 3. Willing to give and share unstintingly. 4. Not petty in character and mind. 5. More than adequate.
Use 'generous' in a sentence:
1. He was a warm, generous and kind-hearted man.
2. He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
3. That's pretty generous of him.
4. A generous miser is a contradiction in terms.
5. The gift is generous by any standards.
6. She loved his brilliance and his generous heart.
7. He has a large, generous face with deep lines.
8. His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
9. German banks are more generous in their lending.
10. Instead, he made a generous contribution to help the community.
11. They have made generous responses to the appeals for funds.
12. Americans are a generous people: witness the increase in charitable giving, even during the recession.
13. She had been careful to sweeten the deal with a rather generous cash payment.
14. Francis poured a generous measure of the whisky into a fresh glass.
15. She was being too generous and wouldn't make enough money.
16. They have made generous response to the appeals for funds.
17. He poured himself another generous measure of malt.
18. They are very generous givers to charity.
19. Mr. Liang is a generous man.
20. Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.
21. I bought him a present in return for his generous help.
22. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
23. It's an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support.
24. He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision.
25. Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious.
26. Dietler is generous with his time and money.
27. Thank you for your generous help.
28. We will always remember his generous hospitality.
29. The new deal was considered to be the most generous of its kind.
30. Not everyone thinks that the government is being particularly generous.
31. He was offered a generous pension provided he left without a fuss.
32. You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
33. He was a generous self-sacrificing man.
34. He's generous and, you know, very nice, very polite.
35. It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
36. She is generous to a fault.
37. The portions were generous.
38. He gave the waiter a generous tip.
39. He poured himself another generous measure of whisky.
40. He was always generous in sharing his enormous knowledge.
41. The generous amount of garlic adds flavour.
42. The car has a generous amount of space.
43. She thought him kind and generous.
44. He should be able to keep his room tidy with the generous amount of storage space.
45. Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
46. Douglas was a complex man, thoughtful, gallant, and generous.
47. A wealthy benefactor came to their rescue with a generous donation.
48. The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.
