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largehearted

American  
[lahrj-hahr-tid] / ˈlɑrdʒˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.


Other Word Forms

  • largeheartedness noun

Etymology

Origin of largehearted

First recorded in 1635–45; large + hearted

Example Sentences

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Tyler Childers, an neotraditional country and Americana singer/songwriter from Kentucky writes country songs telling the stories of progressive politics and largehearted humanity in rural America.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2023

Ewan Goddard is thoroughly up to the task, giving a tour de force performance of this largehearted tale of self-acceptance and healing amid a dizzyingly and delightfully off-kilter world.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

Villagers called Schurr “Okebe,” meaning largehearted, the pastor wrote.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Stroke by patient stroke, the poems in this largehearted and essential selection from Walcott, now 84, are the work of a painterly hand.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2014

In the midst of abundance, her appetite was for plain food, yet she was no ascetic or prude, but a largehearted, sensible woman, sober and serious but genial too.

From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks