Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgenerous

/ˈoʊvɚdʒˌɛnɚəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: over-gen-er-ous
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚdʒˌɛnɚəs/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

generous to an excessive degree

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English generous English overgenerous From over- + generous.

Inflected Forms

more overgenerous (comparative) most overgenerous (superlative)

Derived Forms

overgenerously

Synonyms

lavish munificent too-generous unsparing unstinted unstinting

Questions

How do you pronounce overgenerous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚdʒˌɛnɚəs/.
What does overgenerous mean?: generous to an excessive degree
Where does overgenerous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English generous English overgenerous From over- + generous.

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