big-hearted

[ big-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈbɪgˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

generous; kind.

Nearby words

big white chief, big-bang theory, big-boned, big-box, big-cone pine, big-hearted, big-league, big-leaguer, big-leaved magnolia, big-name, big-note

Origin of big-hearted

First recorded in 1865–70

SYNONYMS FOR big-hearted

unstinting, openhanded, benevolent, bountiful.

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Related forms

big·heart·ed·ly, adverbbig·heart·ed·ness, noun

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Critic Malcolm Jones calls it a big-hearted novel that you shouldn't miss.
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And with the big-hearted woman's laugh ends the first part of this history.
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He smiled full at Bill—a smile to make men love him for the big-hearted boy he was.
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He was a big-hearted soul under his bellow and bluff, and his sympathy for Happy Jack struck deep.
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British Dictionary definitions for big-hearted

big-hearted

adjective

warmly generous

Derived Forms

big-heartedness, noun

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