generous vs sporting

generous

adj
  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. 

  • Invigorating in its nature. 

  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. 

  • Large, more than ample, copious. 

sporting

adj
  • Fair, generous; ‘game’. 

  • Exhibiting sportsmanship. 

  • Pertaining to sports 

noun
  • The act of taking part in a sport. 

How often have the words generous and sporting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )