generous

/ˈdʒenəəs/JEH-nur-uhs
/ˈdʒɛnɚəs/JEH-nur-uhs

Meaningnoble-born

Common meaning: giving freely

Journey through time

  1. Latingenerosus‘of noble birth’source
  2. Old Frenchgenereuxsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsof noble birth → giving freelygenerous‘giving freely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin generosus ‘noble-born’.

Roots

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