Stately vs Generous - What's the difference?
stately | generous | Related terms |
Of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect.
* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
Of movement: dignified; deliberate, unhurried.
* 2010 , "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist , 14 Oct 2010:
Imposing; grand, impressive.
(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.
Stately is a related term of generous.
As adjectives the difference between stately and generous
is that stately is of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.As an adverb stately
is in a stately manner.stately
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Adjective
(er)- Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
- And much as they welcome his promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”, they are dismayed by the stately pace and bungled tactics of his attempts to do so.
generous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Thank you for your generous words.
- She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
