generous
Happy to give or share with others.
generous in a sentence
- Generous Leah shared her birthday sweets with the whole class, keeping only one for herself.
- A generous stranger paid for the whole queue's hot chocolate on the coldest day of the year.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to generous?
- Amean
- Bgiving
- Cgreedy
- Dselfish
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B: giving. The other three mean the opposite of generous.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to generous?
- Agiving
- Bcharitable
- Ckind
- Dselfish
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D: selfish. The other three mean nearly the same as generous.
Words that mean something similar
giving, charitable, kind
Words that mean the opposite
selfish, mean, greedy
More words about character & personality
- genial: Friendly, kind and cheerful.
- genuine: Real and true, not fake.
- grave: Very serious and important.
- gregarious: Enjoying the company of other people, or living in groups.
- gullible: Too ready to believe whatever you are told.
- hardy: Strong and able to cope with difficult conditions.
- haughty: Acting as if you are better than everyone else.
- headstrong: Determined to do what you want and refusing to listen.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test