I.of persons, high-born, noble by birth, Lat. generosus, Hdt., Trag.; so of animals, well-bred, Plat., Xen.
2.noble in mind, high-minded, Hdt., attic: τὸ γ. ῀ γενναιότης, Soph.:—also of actions, noble, Hdt., Trag.
II.of things, good of their kind, excellent, notable, Xen.: genuine, intense, δύη Soph.