English

Etymology
First attested in 1588, from Middle French généreux, from Latin generosus, "of noble birth", from genus, "race", "stock".

Pronunciation
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Adjective
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1. willing|Willing to give and share unsparingly.
2. Not petty in character and mind.
3. More than adequate.
4. literally Of noble birth.

Related terms
generosity

Translations
trans-top|Willing to give and share unsparingly
Czech: št�drý m
Finnish: t-|fi|antelias
German: gro�zügig, generös
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Greek: t|el|γενναι�δ��ο�|sc=Grek (gennaiódoros)
Russian: �ед��й (š'édryj)
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trans-top|Not petty in character and mind
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Russian: великод��н�й (v'elikodúšnyj), благо�одн�й (blagoródnyj)
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trans-top|More than adequate
German: gro�zügig, generös
Greek: t|el|γε���|sc=Grek (gerós)
trans-mid
Russian: �ед��й (š'édryj)
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trans-top|Of noble birth
Finnish: jalosukuinen
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Russian: благо�одн�й (blagoródnyj), �одови��й (rodovítyj)
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ttbc|Bosnian: velikodušan m
ttbc|Chinese: ��� (k�ngk�ide)
ttbc|Croatian: velikodušan m
ttbc|Dutch: grootmoedig
ttbc|French: généreux m, généreuse f
ttbc|Hebrew: נ���
ttbc|Italian: generoso m sg, generosa f sg generosi m pl, generose f pl
ttbc|Japanese: ����� (kimaenoii), �大� (kandaina)
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ttbc|Korean: ��� (gwandaehan)
ttbc|Latin: generosus m, generosa f, liberalis m/f
ttbc|Polish: szczodry
ttbc|Portuguese: generoso
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: великод��ан m
:Roman: velikodušan m
ttbc|Spanish: generoso

el:generous
fa:generous
fr:generous
io:generous
it:generous
la:generous
ja:generous
pl:generous
ru:generous
fi:generous
ta:generous
te:generous
vi:generous
zh:generous

• 2007-11-28 14:39 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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