generousness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: generousness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for generousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
generousness n the trait of being willing to give your money or time [syn: generosity, generousness] Antonym(s): stinginess
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Generous \Gen"erous\, a. [F. g[82]n[82]reux, fr. L. generous of noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth, race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.] 1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.] The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak. 2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous. [bd]The generous critic.[b8] --Pope. [bd]His generous spouse.[b8] --Pope. [bd]A generous pack [of hounds].[b8] --Addison. 3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father. 4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table. --Swift. 5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine. Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. -- {Gen"erously}, adv. -- {Gen"erous*ness}, n.