generous
adjectiveHow many syllables in generous?
There are 3 syllables in the word generous.Divide generous into syllables:
gen · er · ous
How to pronounce generous:
Definition of generous:
- generous (adjective):
- liberal in giving openhanded
- willing to give and share unstintingly.
Synonyms for generous:
beneficent
benevolent
big
bighearted
bounteous
bountiful
charitable
compassionate
free
free-handed
freehanded
freehearted
fulsome
generosity
generousness
giving
handsome
hospitable
kind
kindly
lavish
liberal
munificent
open
open-handed
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Antonyms for generous:
acquisitive
avaricious
bad
begrudging
biased
careful
cautious
chary
cheap
chintzy
churlish
close
close-fisted
closefisted
cold-hearted
costive
covetous
curmudgeonly
deleterious
depleted
detestable
disagreeable
economical
egoistic
egotistic
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Other 3-syllable words like generous
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like generous does.
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- suitably
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- envisioned
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- mutiny
- discipline
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- grievously
- luckily
- detritus
- dismissive
- willingly
- hyena
- dishonored
- guardian
- unnoticed
- utterly
- equally
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