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Synonyms

big-hearted

American  
[big-hahr-tid] / ˈbɪgˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. generous; kind.

    Synonyms:
    bountiful, benevolent, openhanded, unstinting

big-hearted British  

adjective

  1. warmly generous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of big-hearted

First recorded in 1865–70

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Then Ares suddenly stops being evil and becomes a big-hearted protector.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

It’s big-hearted endeavors such as these that have fueled Krieger and Woolner to keep at it.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2025

It “demeans and cheapens our politics. It only serves to further discourage good, big-hearted people from wanting to get involved at all. America, our parents taught us better than that.”

From Salon Aug. 23, 2024

He said he loved shows "about big-hearted flim-flam artists in musicals like The Music Man, The Greatest Showman, and The Producers. At the core they are romantics who get in over their heads."

From BBC Mar. 15, 2024

Running made her feel strong and big-hearted, it made her love the places she ran through and the people whose messages she delivered.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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