generous
see also GIVE, KIND/CRUEL
- if a you are happy to give people money, help, etc, and you do this more than is necessary, you are generous (adverb generously); noun (U): generosity
a generous gift ◎ a generous employer ◎ They're very generous with their money. ◎ Please give generously. ◎ She was surprised by his generosity.
- if you are happy to give a lot of help, money, etc, you are free with it
They were very free with the wine.
※ not generous
- the opposite of generous is mean, (informal) stingy; nouns (U): meanness, (informal) stinginess
Was it mean of us to let them pay for everything? ◎ He hoped she didn't think he was mean. ◎ Don't be so stingy - buy me one too!
- a person who likes to have a lot of money but does not like spending it: miser
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