bighearted

adjective

ˈbig-ˈhär-təd How to pronounce bighearted (audio)
Definition of bigheartednext
as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation a bighearted guy who can't seem to ever say "no"

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Recent Examples of bighearted So began a campaign that fused blunt political messaging with bighearted moving images—a sensibility not unlike that of Nair’s films. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025 What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery? — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 Shunichi, the bighearted patriarch, passed away a few years later. — Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024 But people who knew him then recall a boisterous, bighearted student at the center of Yale’s social life. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bighearted
  1. generous
  2. charitable
Adjective
  • The decor could feel a little utilitarian, but that didn't bother me; the generous proportions and practical layout were more consequential.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of generous
Adjective
  • Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Another friend, Wanda Love, was a longtime head of a local chamber of commerce who participated in charitable causes.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of charitable

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“Bighearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bighearted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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