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  1. Open-handed

    bountiful, liberal, munificent, unselfish, charitable, altruistic, free-handed, beneficent, hospitable, philanthropic, prodigal, free, unsparing, unstinting, lavish, profuse.

    Antonyms stingy*, close, tightfisted.

  2. Considerate or favorable; said of conditions, terms, etc.

    liberal, magnanimous, unselfish, easy, fair, moderate, reasonable, handsome, princely, ungrudging, acceptable, just, equitable.

    Antonyms unfair*, unreasonable, restrictive.

  3. Noble

    honorable, chivalrous, magnanimous, bighearted; see noble 1, 2.

  4. Abundant

    ample, overflowing, large, bountiful; see plentiful 1, 2.

See generous in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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