big-hearted
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- big-heartedness noun
- bigheartedly adverb
- bigheartedness noun
Etymology
Origin of big-hearted
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Amid the divisions and fear, he said, “we need to offer a big-hearted vision of what it means to be an American,” based on mutual respect, not fear, and “respecting people’s way of life.”
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Then Ares suddenly stops being evil and becomes a big-hearted protector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The show is the story of an eccentric, big-hearted but fallible character, although Cullen had reservations about putting it on stage.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
It’s also a tender tale about the perils and promises of starting over that owes as much to Mexico’s trite telenovelas as it does to its big-hearted melodramas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
I wanted to break this smaller version of who he was and release the big-hearted man I’d married.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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