What does large-hearted mean?
Large-hearted means Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal..
He was a hearty man, a large-hearted man that is to say. He was perhaps the largest-hearted man I ever knew. I think he made a nearer approach to obeying the divine precept, “Love thy neighbour as thyself,” than one man in a hundred thousand.
Julius Rosenwald was one of the largest-minded and largest-hearted men of modern times. He transcended all barriers of race, religion and nationality.
However, like your sister in ancient Greece, you make your “darker-hearted” perennial descents. And like Persephone, and also like her predecessor, the goddess Inanna, who went below of her own volition, your experience has made you larger-hearted and wiser-hearted as well.
Use large-hearted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Large-hearted means Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal..
Common synonyms include bighearted.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was a hearty man, a large-hearted man that is to say. He was perhaps the largest-hearted man I ever knew. I think he made a nearer approach to obeying the divine precept, “Love thy neighbour as thyself,” than one man in a hundred thousand.
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