Generôsus, pen. prod. Adiectiuum Noble: comming of a noble rase: a gentleman borne: excellent: cuuragious: of a gentle and good kinde.Nobilitas gener osaque nomina.Ouid.Virgo generosa & nobilis. Cice. Of a gentle and noble race.Nominibus auorum generosus.Ouid.Iuuenis generosi sanguinis. Lucanus. A gentleman or noble man borne: of a gentle race.Titulis generosus auitis.Stat.Domus generosa.Ouid.A noble house.Fœmina generosilsima. Suet. Of a very noble house.Indoles generosa. Sen. Gentlemanly towardnesse & courage.Generosus amicitiæ ortus.Cic.Ortu materno generosus. Oui. A gentleman by his mothers side.Generosus rex.Cic.A puissant and couragious king, of a noble stomacke.Nemo generosior est te. Hor. Iuuentus generosa.Ouid. Generosæ arbores. Colu. Trees of a good kinde, bearing good fruit and plentiful. vt. Generosæ vites. Bacchus generosus. Tibul. Good wine of a kind grape.Conatus generosus. Quin. A couragious indeuour or noble enterprice: an attempt worthie a gentleman.Equus generosus.Of a good race: couragious.Flos generosus.Ouid. Honores generosi. Propert. Mens generosa. Oui. Metallum gen erosum. Ouid.Miles generosus.Ouid.Couragious and hardie.Generosum pecus.Virg.Pomum genero sissimum. Qui. A fruit of a very good kind.Pectora generosa.Ouid.Noble harts.Pruna generosa.Ouid. Pubes generosa. Stat.O generosam stirpem.Cic.Vinum generosum. Hor. Of a very kind and good grope: an excellent kindlye wine.Generosa virtus.Cic. Vua generosa. Ouid.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
gĕnĕrōsus a, um, adj. [genus], of good or noble birth, noble, eminent (class.). I.Lit.: generosa ac nobilis virgo (opp. mulier ignota), Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20: civili generosa ab stirpe profectus, id. Div. 1, 12, 20: generosissima femina, Suet. Tib. 49; cf.: viderat a veteris generosam sanguine Teucri Iphis Anaxareten, humili de stirpe creatus, Ov. M. 14, 698: non quia, Maecenas, nemo generosior est te ... naso suspendis adunco Ignotos, Hor. S. 1, 6, 2; cf. id. 24: quamquam ego naturam unam et communem omnium existimo, sed fortissimum quemque generosissimum, Sall. J. 85, 15: nominibus generosus avitis, Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 1: Maeoniā generose domo, Verg. A. 10, 141: miles, i. e.
the Fabii
, Ov. F. 2, 199: o generosam stirpem!Cic. Brut. 58, 213: atria, Ov. F. 1, 591: quis enim generosum dixerit hunc?Juv. 8, 30: sapiens et nobilis et generosus, id. 7, 191; 8, 224.—B.Transf., of animals, plants, etc., of a good or noble species, noble, superior, excellent (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): sues,