Generous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

willing to give and share unstintingly

not petty in character and mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɛnɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɛnəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɛnəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛnɚɹəs/.

Examples

a generous donation
unusually generous in his judgment of people
a generous portion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

ungenerous stingy

Parts of Speech

adjective	willing to give and share unstintingly “a generous donation”
adjective	not petty in character and mind “unusually generous in his judgment of people”
adjective	more than adequate “a generous portion”

Word Forms

generousness	noun	the trait of being willing to give your money or time
generosity	noun	acting generously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

großzügig

bereit, uneingeschränkt zu geben und zu teilen

🇫🇷French

généreux

prêt à donner et à partager sans réserve

🇪🇸Spanish

generoso

dispuesto a dar y compartir sin límites

🇮🇹Italian

generoso

disposto a dare e condividere senza riserve

🇳🇱Dutch

genereus

bereid om onophoudelijk te geven en te delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

generoso

disposto a dar e compartilhar sem restrições

🇷🇺Russian

щедрый

готов отдавать и делиться без ограничений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदार

बिना रुके देने और साझा करने को तैयार

🇧🇩Bengali

উদার

অবিচ্ছিন্নভাবে দিতে এবং ভাগ করতে ইচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

தாராளமான

தேவையில்லாமல் கொடுக்கவும் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளவும் தயாராக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదారంగా

నిరాటంకంగా ఇవ్వడానికి మరియు పంచుకోవడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉన్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

उदार

निःसंदिग्धपणे देण्यास आणि सामायिक करण्यास इच्छुक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાર

નિરંતર આપવા અને શેર કરવા તૈયાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದಾರ

ನಿರಪೇಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ನೀಡಲು ಮತ್ತು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಿದ್ಧರಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദാരമതി

നിർലോഭം നൽകാനും പങ്കിടാനും തയ്യാറാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਰ

ਬੇਝਿਜਕ ਦੇਣ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

فیاض

بلا جھجک دینے اور بانٹنے کو تیار ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慷慨的

愿意无私地付出和分享

🇯🇵Japanese

寛大

惜しみなく与え、分かち合いたい

🇰🇷Korean

관대한

아낌없이 주고 나누기를 좋아합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hào phóng

sẵn sàng cho đi và chia sẻ một cách không tiếc nuối

🇹🇭Thai

ใจกว้าง

เต็มใจที่จะให้และแบ่งปันอย่างไม่หยุดยั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dermawan

rela memberi dan berbagi tanpa pamrih

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagbigay

handang magbigay at magbahagi nang walang tigil

🇲🇾Malay

pemurah

sudi memberi dan berkongsi tanpa kenal lelah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كريم

على استعداد للعطاء والمشاركة بلا حدود

🇮🇷Persian

سخاوتمندانه

مایل به دادن و به اشتراک گذاری بی دریغ

🇹🇷Turkish

cömert

cömertçe vermeye ve paylaşmaya istekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָדִיב

מוכן לתת ולשתף ללא הרף

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