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Generous vs Allocentric - What's the difference?

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Generous is a synonym of allocentric.


As adjectives the difference between generous and allocentric

is that generous is (obsolete) of noble birth while allocentric is concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.

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

    * See also

    allocentric

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
  • Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on the external environment and independent of one's current location in it. For example, giving the direction as "north," as opposed to "right" (egocentric).
  • Synonyms

    * altruistic * generous * selfless * exocentric * geocentric

    Antonyms

    * egocentric * idiocentric * self-centered * self-absorbed * selfish