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adjective 
  1. willing, Willing to give and share unsparingly.
  2. Not petty in character and mind.
  3. More than adequate.
  4. (literally) Of noble birth.
Translations: 
  • German: groí�zí¼gig, generí¶s
Etymology: First attested in 1588, from Middle French généreux, from Latin generosus, "of noble birth", from genus, "race", "stock".


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