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largehearted

[ lahrj-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈlɑrdʒˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.

Origin of largehearted

First recorded in 1635–45; large + hearted

OTHER WORDS FROM largehearted

large·heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby largehearted

large-leaved cucumber tree, large-minded, large-print, large-scale, large-scale integration, largehearted, largely, largemouth bass, largen, larger-than-life, largess

Example sentences from the Web for large-hearted

Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun.

Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History |Katie Baker |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She is willful, quick-tempered, and impetuous, but large-hearted and lovable.

Airy Fairy Lilian |Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
No one can claim the inheritance of such a large-hearted bounty.

Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. |W. Fletcher Johnson
It was stout, large-hearted Elizabeth Peabody who broke the spell of the enchanted castle in which Hawthorne was confined.

The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne |Frank Preston Stearns

She is large-hearted, single-minded, and tolerant in all matters.

Notable Women Authors of the Day |Helen C. Black
But later there was one free school endowed by a large-hearted man.

Dorothy Payne, Quakeress |Ella Kent Barnard

British Dictionary definitions for large-hearted

large-hearted

adjective

kind; sympathetic Also: large-souled