Vocabulary
Generous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected.
Urdu meaning
سخی، فراغ دلانہ، بے لوث
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But even if the sums are generous, what will this mean for the populace at large?
- That said, the massive nationwide human and economic losses and destruction of infrastructure caused by floods past and present show that even prompt and generous relief and rehabilitation efforts remain insufficient.
- We watched with rapt attention while he conducted his outpatient clinics, being unfailingly generous with his time andwisdom to both patients and students alike.
- Likewise, the industrial, financial and propertied classes also regularly receive generous subsidies and tax exemptions.
- The current policy allows solar users to sell their surplus electricity to the national grid at generous rates.
Synonyms
liberal, lavish, magnanimous, munificent, giving, open-handed, free-handed, bountiful
Curator example
“a generous benefactor to the University”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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