Difference between Generous and Prodigal

GENEROUS vs PRODIGAL: NOUN

A recklessly extravagant consumer
One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
In civil law. a person of full age for whom, by judicial authority, a curator is appointed, by reason of his inability to attend to his obligations and estate.
One who expends money extravagantly or without necessity; one who is profuse or lavish; a waster; a spendthrift.
A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous.
Having a rich bouquet and flavor.
Marked by abundance; ample.
Showing kindness and magnanimity.
Liberal in giving or sharing. : liberal.
Not petty in character and mind
Willing to give and share unstintingly
Of noble lineage.
More than adequate
Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing.
Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting.
Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent.

Returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
Profuse, lavishly abundant
Someone yielding profusely, lavish
Wastefully extravagant.
Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse: : profuse.
Rashly or wastefully extravagant.
Very generous
Recklessly wasteful
Marked by rash extravagance

Proud.
Very liberal; lavishly bountiful: as, nature is prodigal of her gifts.
Profuse; lavish; wasteful: said of things: as, a prodigal expenditure of money.
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other property without necessity; profuse; lavish; wasteful: said of persons: as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son.

Ample, Unstinted, Large, Openhanded, Lavish, Handsome, Unselfish, Bounteous, Unstinting, Bountiful, Overgenerous, Bighearted, Benevolent, Magnanimous, Munificent

Golden, Squanderer, Too generous, Unsparing, Wasteful, Unstinted, Unstinting, Overgenerous, Generous, Lavish, Extravagant, Improvident, Profligate, Munificent, Spendthrift

Ample, Unstinted, Large, Openhanded, Lavish, Handsome, Unselfish, Bounteous, Unstinting, Bountiful, Overgenerous, Bighearted, Benevolent, Magnanimous, Munificent

Wayward, Golden, Too generous, Unsparing, Wasteful, Unstinted, Unstinting, Overgenerous, Generous, Lavish, Extravagant, Improvident, Profligate, Munificent, Spendthrift

Experiencing awe makes people more kind and generous.
Costco are known for their generous return policies.
The tax credits system has become too generous.
Generous Compensation When Choosing a Computer Training School.
Garnish each cupcake with a generous amount of the mascarpone frosting and spoon a generous amount of the baked cherries on top.
The means test includes a relatively more generous income test, while the assets test appears slightly less generous than that used by the LACs.
Krogers on Baldwin Road for the generous donation of bags for our Saturday Bag Sale; our generous book donators, and you our customers.
The return policy is generous Costco has a generous return policy.
With a high rewards rate, a generous signup bonus, flexibility, and generous terms, this card is great for the avid traveler.
We are pleased to acknowledge the generous support of Harcourt Assessment, in particular their generous donation of student prizes.

Profuse, poured forth freely, lavish, prodigal, copious, abundant, effluent.
Jones, which occurred on Noparable of the Prodigal Son.
The Prodigal Son repented and returned to his father.
You too become lost like the Prodigal Son.
Tiger Woods, golf prodigal, returns with a roar.
Like the Prodigal Son, I, too, returned home.
Will the Redskins welcome back a prodigal son?
SYN: Imprudent, i_wasteful, prodigal, reckless, careless, thoughtless, shiftless.
Shortly thereafter, the Prodigal started his journey homeward.
Catwoman: The Catfile and Batman: Prodigal each begin the month after Zero Month; Nightwing: The Ties that Bind follows shortly after Prodigal.