An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
GENEROUS
generous
(adjective) more than is usual or necessary; “a generous portion”
generous
(adjective) willing to give and share unstintingly; “a generous donation”
generous
(adjective) not petty in character and mind; “unusually generous in his judgment of people”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
generous (comparative more generous, superlative most generous)
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
Invigorating in its nature.
(obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th-19th c.]
Synonyms
• See also generous
Source: Wiktionary
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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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