openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˈhæn dɪd /
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adjective

generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of openhanded

1595–1605; open hand + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM openhanded

o·pen·hand·ed·ly, adverbo·pen·hand·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby openhanded

open-timbered, open-web, openable, opencast mining, opener, openhanded, opening, opening night, opening snap, opening time, openwork
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Words related to openhanded

altruistic, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bountiful, charitable, considerate, giving, helpful, hospitable, kind, kindhearted, kindly, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, thoughtful, unselfish

Example sentences from the Web for openhanded

  • While the members subscribed with glad and openhanded generosity, to collect the subscriptions was another matter.

    The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart

  • I've been too openhanded with her, and she's not a bit grateful.

    The Sweep Winner|Nat Gould

  • He did not mean something direct and openhanded; that would never have occurred to him.

    Bonaventure|George Washington Cable

  • Brillt-Savarin was a convivial soul, a lover of good cheer and openhanded hospitality.

    Old Taverns of New York|William Harrison Bayles