generous
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generous (comparativo more generous, superlativo relativo most generous)
- generoso, magnanimo, gentile
- (eccessivamente) prodigo, liberale, spendaccione
- abbondante, copioso, più che ampio
- rinvigorente, robusto
- (obsoleto) nobile, di nobili natali
- IPA: /ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
Ascolta la pronuncia :
dal francese genereux, a sua volta dal latino generosus, letteralmente, all'origine, "di nobili natali"
- (magnanimo) kind, magnanimous
- (eccessivamente prodigo) lavish, prodigal
- (abbondante) large, ample, copious, abundant
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary