generous

Definition for generous

adjective as in giving, big-hearted

Strongest matches

acceptable, benevolent, big, charitable, considerate, fair, good, helpful, honest, hospitable, lavish, reasonable, thoughtful, tolerant, unselfish, willing

Weak matches

altruistic, beneficent, bounteous, bountiful, easy, equitable, excellent, free, greathearted, high-minded, honorable, just, kind, kindhearted, kindly, liberal, lofty, loose, magnanimous, moderate, munificent, noble, open-handed, philanthropic, prodigal, profuse, soft-touch, ungrudging, unsparing, unstinting

adjective as in plentiful

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ample, handsome, large, lavish, rich, wealthy

Weak matches

abundant, affluent, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, copious, dime a dozen, full, galore, liberal, luxuriant, no end, no end in sight, overflowing, plenteous, stinking with, unstinting

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In that moment, Mutti-Driscoll was moved to make an incredibly generous gesture.

From Los Angeles Times

The email, published by the Mail on Sunday and the Sun, read: "You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family."

From BBC

The UK government said at the time it had put forward a "generous and unprecedented offer to accelerate growth" in the pharmaceutical sector.

From BBC

The retro versions may read like curios now, but tucked inside is a very modern impulse: making something generous out of what you have.

From Salon

The email appeared to privately apologise for her public rejection of Epstein, saying: "You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family."

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