open-hearted

[oh-puhn-hahr-tid]

adjective

1. unreserved, candid, or frank.

   open-hearted advice.

2. kindly; benevolent.

   an open-hearted gift to charity.

open-hearted

adjective

1. kindly and warm

2. disclosing intentions and thoughts clearly; candid

Other Word Forms

• open-heartedly adverb
• open-heartedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of open-hearted¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Open-hearted flea market-ing The first Sunday of the month is the Pasadena City College Flea, second Sunday is the Rose Bowl, third is Long Beach and fourth is Topanga.

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After a whirlwind two episodes falling for a man named Earl, who woos Beador with his open-hearted sensitivity surrounding his wife’s death after two horrible battles with cancer, the cracks start to show.

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The new FX series “Dying for Sex” is many things — a showcase for Michelle Williams and a stellar supporting cast, an open-hearted glimpse into erotic exploration and a reminder that we would all do well to live as if our time on this earth was limited because it is.

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I’m not entirely comfortable with the word “soul,” but it does seem like people come out of the womb open-hearted or closed.

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A veteran of the East Coast participatory theater scene, Trapman-O’Brien’s prior show, “The Telelibrary,” was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, a whimsical yet open-hearted telephone-based performance in which vocal prompts led us either to literary reflections or to recollections left behind by other callers.

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