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generoso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • charitable adj Generous in giving help or money to those in need.
  • generosity noun Willingness to give freely, whether money, time, or help, without expecting anything back.
  • generous adj Willing to give more than is expected or required, especially money, time, or help.
  • kindhearted adj Having an innately kind disposition or character.
  • lavish adj Given, spent, or produced in great and often extravagant abundance.
  • prodigal adjective Spending money or resources wastefully and extravagantly.

Senses

generoso is used for these senses in English:

  • charitable Kind, generous.
  • generosity (countable) A generous act.
  • generous Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
  • lavish Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
  • prodigal Wastefully extravagant.

charitable — full definition

  1. adj Generous in giving help or money to those in need.
  2. adj Kind and forgiving in one's judgement of others.

generosity — full definition

  1. noun Willingness to give freely, whether money, time, or help, without expecting anything back.
  2. noun A specific act of giving generously.

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