2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." Pope. "His generous spouse." Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]." Addison.
3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table. Swift.
5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine.
Syn.
— Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal.
— Gen"er*ous*ly, adv.
— Gen"er*ous*ness, n.
GENESEE EPOCH
Gen`e*see" ep"och. (Geol.)
Defn: The closing subdivision of the Hamilton period in the American Devonian system; — so called because the formations of this period crop out in Genesee, New York.
GENESIAL
Ge*ne"sial, a.
Defn: Of or relating to generation.
GENESIOLGY
Ge*ne`si*ol"gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]