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Most recorded English uses of the word generous up to and during the sixteenth century reflect an aristocratic sense of being of noble lineage or high birth. Being generous was literally a way of complying with nobility. During the 17th century, the meaning and use of the word began to change.
Generous, Noble, Honorable Look up kareem in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim , Kerim or Karem ) ( Arabic : کریم ) is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable".
When the prefix "re-" is added to a monosyllabic word, the word gains currency both as a noun and as a verb. Most of the pairs listed below are closely related: for example, "absent" as a noun meaning "missing", and as a verb meaning "to make oneself missing". There are also many cases in which homographs are of an entirely separate origin, or ...
Kindness is a type of behavior marked by acts of generosity, consideration, rendering assistance, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward in return. It is a subject of interest in philosophy, religion, and psychology.
In statutory interpretation, sui generis refers to the problem of giving meaning to groups of words where one of the words is ambiguous or inherently unclear. In road traffic law, a statute may require consideration of large vehicles separately from other vehicles. The word "large" is ambiguous per se but may be considered "heavy". The relevant ...
Ariana Grande is thanking Ryan Reynolds for his kind words about Wicked at the National Board of Review's 2024 gala. Reynolds, 48, presented Wicked producer Marc Platt with the night's prize for ...
Generous is an adjective form of generosity. Generous may also refer to: Generous (horse), an Irish thoroughbred racehorse "Generous" (song), a 2017 song by Olivia Holt; Generous Stakes, an American thoroughbred horse race; Matt Generous (born 1985), an American ice hockey defenseman; The Generous, a Japanese musical duo
Large is an English surname, with variants including Lardge and Lurge.Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, large (meaning "generous" or "big" [as in, "that's big of you", meaning generous, as well as large in size]), as it is found in the surname "le Large" in English records dating back as far as the 13th century.