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Caring vs Generous - What's the difference?

caring | generous |

As adjectives the difference between caring and generous

is that caring is (of a person) kind, sensitive, empathetic while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.

As a verb caring

is .

As a noun caring

is the act of one who cares.

caring

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person) Kind, sensitive, empathetic.
  • She's a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who cares.
  • * 1988 , Thomas Stephen Szasz, The Myth of Psychotherapy (page 183)
  • As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings .

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    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.
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