bigheartedness
- noun
- /ˌbɪɡˈhɑːrtɪdnəs/
- Her bigheartedness was evident as she volunteered every weekend at the local shelter.
Examples
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His bigheartedness towards the less fortunate made a positive impact on many lives.
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The community came together to show their bigheartedness by donating food and supplies to those in need.
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More disturbing, occasional occurrences of extravagant bigheartedness seriously challenge whether realistic preferences are indeed being assessed.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
Being kind and caring to other people
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
A person who is very kind and ready to help others
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
To care more about other people's needs than your own
Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
Kind acts that help other people
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
A kind, warm way of treating other people
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
Being very generous and ready to give to others
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them
A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need
A kind, gentle feeling that makes you feel sorry for others and want to help them
A way of behaving that helps other people and makes the community better
A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
bigheartedness = bighearted (transparent) = big + heart + ness
The noun is formed from the adjective 'bighearted' by the regular nominalizing suffix '-ness', and 'bighearted' itself is transparently from 'big' + 'heart'.
Etymology
Bigheartedness comes from the simple parts big and heart plus the ending -ness, so it literally means 'the quality of a big heart'. Think of someone with a very large heart that holds a lot of kindness and care, which is why bigheartedness means being kind, generous, and compassionate.