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Humanitarian vs Generous - What's the difference?

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Humanitarian is a related term of generous.


As adjectives the difference between humanitarian and generous

is that humanitarian is concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.

As a noun humanitarian

is a person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

humanitarian

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.
  • Derived terms

    * humanitarianism

    generous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of noble birth.
  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
  • Thank you for your generous words.
  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
  • She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
  • Large, more than ample, copious.
  • Synonyms

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