Generous vs Plethoric - What's the difference?
generous | plethoric | Synonyms |
(obsolete) Of noble birth.
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
Large, more than ample, copious.
(medicine) Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood.
*1941 , (W Somerset Maugham), Up at the Villa , Vintage 2004, p. 81:
*:Harold Atkinson, her host, was a fine handsome grey-haired man, plethoric and somewhat corpulent, with an eye for a pretty woman […].
Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely , abundant, varied.
*1982 , (TC Boyle), Water Music , Penguin 2006, p. 161:
*:the judges [...] were arranging their robes and coughing into their fists, the ebb and flow of their plethoric wigs like a flock of sheep on the run.
As adjectives the difference between generous and plethoric
is that generous is of noble birth while plethoric is suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood.generous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Thank you for your generous words.
- She's been extremely generous with her winnings.