/ ˈdʒenərəs; NAmE / adjective ( approving )
1.
generous (with sth) giving or willing to give freely; given freely :
a generous benefactor
to be generous with your time
to be generous in giving help
a generous gift / offer
It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both.
OPP mean
2.
more than is necessary; large
SYN lavish :
a generous helping of meat
The car has a generous amount of space.
3.
kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about sb/sth :
a generous mind
He wrote a very generous assessment of my work.
► gen·er·ous·ly adverb :
Please give generously.
a dress that is generously cut (= uses plenty of material)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: via Old French from Latin generosus noble, magnanimous, from genus , gener- stock, race. The original sense was of noble birth , hence characteristic of noble birth, courageous, magnanimous, not mean (a sense already present in Latin ).