Defn: The quality of being generic.
GENERIFICATION Ge*ner`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. genus kind, class + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
Defn: The act or process of generalizing.
Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification. Sir W.
Hamilton.
GENEROSITY
Gen`er*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. generositas: cf. F. générosité.]
1. Noble birth. [Obs.] Harris (Voyages).
2. The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness. Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. Barrow.
3. Liberality in giving; munificence.
Syn.
— Magnanimity; liberality.
GENEROUS Gen"er*ous, a. Etym: [F. généreux, fr. L. generous of noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth, race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d Gender.]
1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.] The generous and gravest citizens. Shak.