big-hearted

American

[big-hahr-tid] / ˈbɪgˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

generous; kind.

Synonyms:

bountiful, benevolent, openhanded, unstinting

big-hearted British

adjective

warmly generous

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But unlike a conventional sports biopic, this big-hearted film doesn’t end with the protagonist triumphing over adversity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

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

Droll but big-hearted, the movie sits at the intersection of the ad campaign for Jack Link’s beef jerky, the 1987 comedy “Harry and the Hendersons” and a 1970s nature documentary, down to the hippie-vibe soundtrack.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 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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