great-hearted
adjective
benevolent or noble; magnanimous
great-heartedness
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a word derived from
great-hearted.
Example Sentences
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When Hamilton saw the great-heartedness of the people, whom he came to crush, he wept.
From Sketches of the Covenanters by J. C. McFeeters
Her instinct was infallible, her knowledge of how these poor people felt was intuitive, and her great-heartedness was to be seen in every motion, heard in every tone of her voice.
From The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker
Himself again—that is to say, in the goodness and great-heartedness which more than all he has ever done for France merited for him the name of the great Frenchman.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
I never meant to pull you into this—I'll not let you be dragged into it by your own great-heartedness.
From The Broken Gate A Novel by Emerson Hough
You that are all great-heartedness and generosity, do that one more generous thing?
From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Robert Browning
