openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]

adjective

1. generous; liberal:

   openhanded hospitality.

   Synonyms: unstinting, lavish, bountiful, magnanimous

Other Words From

• open·handed·ly adverb
• open·handed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of openhanded¹

1595–1605; open hand + -ed ³

Example Sentences

He did not mean something direct and openhanded; that would never have occurred to him.

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I've been too openhanded with her, and she's not a bit grateful.

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They do be very openhanded wid the eatin' and the drinkin', and it bangs Banagher the figurandyin' we do have wid thim!

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While the members subscribed with glad and openhanded generosity, to collect the subscriptions was another matter.

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Brillt-Savarin was a convivial soul, a lover of good cheer and openhanded hospitality.

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