English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle French genereux Latin generōsus ( “ of noble birth ” ) , from genus ( “ race, stock ” ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] Adjective [ edit ] generous (comparative more generous , superlative most generous )
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled , not petty ; kind , magnanimous . [from 16th c.]
Thank you for your generous words.
Willing to give and share unsparingly ; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
Large , more than ample , copious . [from 17th c.]
Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
his generous buttocks
Invigorating in its nature.
a generous wine
( obsolete ) noble birth. [16th–19th c.] Synonyms [ edit ] Related terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] noble in behaviour, magnanimous
Belarusian: вялікаду́шны ( vjalikadúšny ) , высакаро́дны ( vysakaródny ) , шляхе́тны ( šljaxjétny )
Bulgarian: великоду́шен (bg) ( velikodúšen ) , благоро́ден (bg) ( blagoróden )
Catalan: generós (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慷慨 (zh) ( kāngkǎi ) , 大方 (zh) ( dàfang ) , 寬宏大量 ／ 宽宏大量 (zh) ( kuānhóngdàliàng ) , 寬厚 ／ 宽厚 (zh) ( kuānhòu )
Czech: šlechetný (cs)
Dutch: grootmoedig (nl)
Esperanto: grandanima
Finnish: ylevä (fi) , suurenmoinen (fi)
French: généreux (fr) m
Galician: xeneroso m
Georgian: დიდსულოვანი ( didsulovani ) , სულგრძელი ( sulgrʒeli )
Ido: jeneroza (io)
Irish: mórchroíoch flaithiúil flaithiúlach gartach ( literary )
Italian: magnanimo (it) m
Korean: 관대하다 ( gwandaehada )
Macedonian: велико́душен ( velikódušen ) , благо́роден ( blagóroden )
Maori: ngākau oha
Norman: génétheux ( Jersey )
Occitan: generós (oc)
Persian: نجیب (fa) ( najib ) , راد (fa) ( râd )
Polish: wielkoduszny (pl) , szlachetny (pl)
Portuguese: magnânimo (pt) , grande (pt) , digno (pt)
Romanian: generos (ro) , mărinimos (ro)
Russian: великоду́шный (ru) ( velikodúšnyj ) , благоро́дный (ru) ( blagoródnyj )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: велико̀душан
Roman: velikòdušan (sh)
Slovak: šľachetný
Slovene: velikodušen (sl)
Spanish: generoso (es) , magnánimo (es)
Ukrainian: великоду́шний ( velykodúšnyj ) , благоро́дний (uk) ( blahoródnyj ) , шляхе́тний ( šljaxétnyj )
willing to give and share unsparingly
Aghwan: 𐕣𐕒𐕡𐔾𐕐𐔰𐔳 ( kulšad )
Arabic: كَرِيم ( karīm )
Egyptian Arabic: كريم ( karīm )
Armenian: շռայլ (hy) ( šṙayl )
Azerbaijani: əliaçıq (az) , səxavətli (az) , comərd
Bashkir: йомарт ( yomart )
Basque: eskuzabal emankor (eu)
Belarusian: шчо́дры ( ščódry )
Bulgarian: ще́дър (bg) ( štédǎr )
Catalan: generós (ca)
Cebuano: hingatag mahatagon manggihatagon bukhad og palad
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慷慨 (zh) ( kāngkǎi ) , 大方 (zh) ( dàfang ) , 寬宏大量 ／ 宽宏大量 (zh) ( kuānhóngdàliàng ) , 寬厚 ／ 宽厚 (zh) ( kuānhòu )
Czech: štědrý (cs) m
Danish: generøs
Dutch: gul (nl) , genereus (nl) , vrijgevig (nl) , scheutig (nl)
Esperanto: malavara sindona donacema grandanima oferema
Finnish: antelias (fi)
French: généreux (fr) m
Galician: xeneroso m
Georgian: გულუხვი ( guluxvi ) , სულგრძელი ( sulgrʒeli )
German: großzügig (de) , generös (de)
Greek: γενναιόδωρος (el) ( gennaiódoros )
Hebrew: נדיב (he)
Hiligaynon: maalwan mahalaron mapanghatagon
Hungarian: nagylelkű (hu) , bőkezű (hu) , adakozó (hu) , nagyvonalú (hu)
Ido: jeneroza (io)
Indonesian: murah hati (id) , dermawan (id)
Irish: mórchroíoch gnaíúil
Italian: generoso (it) m
Japanese: 気の大きい ( ki no ōkii ) , 気前 の 良い ( kimae no yoi ) , 寛大 (ja) ( kandai )
Kabuverdianu: roskon
Kazakh: береген ( beregen )
Khmer: មានចិត្ដសប្បុរស ( miən cət sɑpboʼrɑh )
Ladino: sadikero
Latin: mūnificus largus
Latvian: dāsns devīgs
Macedonian: да́режлив ( dárežliv ) , ште́дар ( štédar )
Maori: atawhai nihowera ( referring to food ) , ohaoha marae
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sjenerøs (no)
Nynorsk: sjenerøs
Persian: بخشنده (fa) ( baxšande ) , راد (fa) ( râd )
Plautdietsch: boarmherzich
Polish: hojny (pl) m szczodry (pl) m
Portuguese: generoso (pt) , dadivoso mão-aberta
Quechua: ruq'a
Romanian: generos (ro) , darnic (ro)
Russian: ще́дрый (ru) ( ščédryj )
Sanskrit: राति (sa) ( rāti ) , मीढ्वस् (sa) ( mīḍhvas )
Scots: guidwilly
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: дарѐжљив велико̀душан
Roman: darèžljiv (sh) , velikòdušan (sh)
Sinhalese: ත්යාගශීලි ( tyāgaśīli )
Slovak: štedrý
Slovene: radodaren (sl) , darežljiv
Southern Altai: кӱӱнчек ( küünček )
Spanish: generoso (es) , dadivoso (es) , munificente (es)
Swahili: karimu
Swedish: generös (sv)
Tagalog: mapagbigay (tl) , palabigay bukas-palad (tl)
Thai: ใจกว้าง (th) ( jai-gwâang ) , ใจสปอร์ต เอื้อเฟื้อ (th) ( ʉ̂ʉa-fʉ́ʉa ) , เผื่อแผ่ (th) , เอื้อเฟื้อเผื่อแผ่ ( ʉ̂ʉa-fʉ́ʉa-pʉ̀ʉa-pɛ̀ɛ )
Turkish: cömert (tr) , eli açık (tr) , selek (tr) ,( dialectal ) , semih (tr) ( archaic )
Ukrainian: ще́дрий ( ščédryj ) , го́йний ( hójnyj ) , щедро́тний ( ščedrótnyj )
Urdu: سخی ( saxī )
Vietnamese: rộng lượng (vi) , hào phóng (vi)
Welsh: hael (cy)
of noble birth
Bulgarian: благоро́ден (bg) ( blagoróden )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 出身 高貴 的 ／ 出身 高贵 的 ( chūshēn gāoguì de )
Czech: velkomožný
Dutch: edelboortig nobel (nl) , hooggeboren (nl)
Finnish: jalosukuinen (fi)
Georgian: დიდგვაროვანი ( didgvarovani ) , დიდებული (ka) ( didebuli ) , წარჩინებული ( c̣arčinebuli ) , თავადი ( tavadi ) , კეთილშობილი ( ḳetilšobili )
Macedonian: благо́роден ( blagóroden )
Maori: ariki (mi)
Persian: نجیب (fa) ( najib )
Portuguese: generoso (pt) , nobre (pt)
Russian: благоро́дный (ru) ( blagoródnyj ) , родови́тый (ru) ( rodovítyj )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: племѐнит пле̏менит
Roman: plemènit (sh) , plȅmenit (sh)
Spanish: generoso (es)
Turkish: asil (tr)
Translations to be checked