slovo | definícia |
generous (mass) | generous
- štedrý |
generous (encz) | generous,bujný adj: luke |
generous (encz) | generous,hojný adj: luke |
generous (encz) | generous,šlechetný adj: luke |
generous (encz) | generous,štědrý Pavel Machek; Giza |
generous (encz) | generous,velkodušný adj: luke |
generous (encz) | generous,velkomyslný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
generous (encz) | generous,velkorysý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Generous (gcide) | Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
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1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
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The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak.
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2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His
generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."
--Addison.
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3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
generous table. --Swift.
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5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
generous wine.
Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal. --
Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
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generous (wn) | generous
adj 1: willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous
donation" [ant: stingy, ungenerous]
2: not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his
judgment of people" [ant: meanspirited, ungenerous]
3: more than adequate; "a generous portion" |
generous (devil) | GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was
rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble
by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
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congenerous (encz) | congenerous,obdobný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
generously (encz) | generously,šlechetně adv: Zdeněk Brožgenerously,velkoryse adv: Zdeněk Brož |
generousness (encz) | generousness, |
overgenerous (encz) | overgenerous, |
too-generous (encz) | too-generous, adj: |
ungenerous (encz) | ungenerous,skoupý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ungenerously (encz) | ungenerously,nešetrně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Congenerous (gcide) | Congenerous \Con*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. congener; con- + genus,
generis, birth, kind, race. See Genus, and cf. Congener.]
Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous
diseases. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. -- Con*gen"er*ous*ness,
n. [Obs.] --Hallywell.
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Congenerousness (gcide) | Congenerous \Con*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. congener; con- + genus,
generis, birth, kind, race. See Genus, and cf. Congener.]
Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous
diseases. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. -- Con*gen"er*ous*ness,
n. [Obs.] --Hallywell.
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Degenerous (gcide) | Degenerous \De*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. degener. See Degenerate.]
Degenerate; base. [Obs.] "Degenerous passions." --Dryden.
"Degenerous practices." --South.
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Degenerously (gcide) | Degenerously \De*gen"er*ous*ly\, adv.
Basely. [Obs.]
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Generous (gcide) | Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
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1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
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The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak.
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2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His
generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."
--Addison.
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3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
generous table. --Swift.
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5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
generous wine.
Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal. --
Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
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Generously (gcide) | Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
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1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
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The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak.
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2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His
generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."
--Addison.
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3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
generous table. --Swift.
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5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
generous wine.
Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal. --
Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
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Generousness (gcide) | Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
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1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
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The generous and gravest citizens. --Shak.
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2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His
generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."
--Addison.
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3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
generous table. --Swift.
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5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
generous wine.
Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal. --
Gen"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
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Multigenerous (gcide) | Multigenerous \Mul`ti*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. multigenerus; multus +
genus, generis, kind.]
Having many kinds.
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Ungenerous (gcide) | Ungenerous \Un*gen"er*ous\, a.
Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.
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The victor never will impose on Cato
Ungenerous terms. --Addison.
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Ungenerously (gcide) | Ungenerously \Un*gen"er*ous*ly\, adv.
In an ungenerous manner.
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congenerous (wn) | congenerous
adj 1: belonging to the same genus [syn: congeneric,
congenerical, congenerous] |
generously (wn) | generously
adv 1: in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several
charities" [syn: liberally, munificently,
generously] |
generousness (wn) | generousness
n 1: the trait of being willing to give your money or time [syn:
generosity, generousness] [ant: stinginess] |
overgenerous (wn) | overgenerous
adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand";
"the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent
gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother
a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal
praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted
devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn:
lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous,
unsparing, unstinted, unstinting] |
too-generous (wn) | too-generous
adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand";
"the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent
gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother
a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal
praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted
devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn:
lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous,
unsparing, unstinted, unstinting] |
ungenerous (wn) | ungenerous
adj 1: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this
review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical
note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to
forgive" [syn: ungenerous, meanspirited] [ant:
generous]
2: unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being
stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
[syn: stingy, ungenerous] [ant: generous] |
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