单词 | open-heartedness |
释义 | open-heartednessn. The quality of having an open heart; candour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > straightforwardness or frankness openness1605 open-heartedness1611 ingenuity1614 frankness1668 unreservedness1713 straightforwardness1805 yaefauldness1864 outrightness1865 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Honnesteté, freedome of nature, open-heartednesse, a noble disposition. 1709 W. King Art of Love (new ed.) iv. 38 He thinks it not below him to pretend The Open-heartedness of a true Friend. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 341 Craft, cunning and artifice stand opposed to fair dealing, sincerity and open heartedness. 1816 J. Austen Emma iii. 319 She liked his open manners, but a little less of open-heartedness would have made him a higher character. 1879 J. G. Butler Bible Readers' Comm. II. 118 That open-heartedness that searches, and ponders, and receives God's word. 1970 R. Barber Knight & Chivalry (1974) ii. ix. 155 Much of courtoisie was concerned with questions of manners: hospitality and a warm welcome, ‘debonaireté’ or gaiety and open-heartedness. 1997 Afr. Amer. Rev. 31 391/2 It is possible today..to..conceptualize a healthy cultural open-heartedness.., and to understand..the constructedness of the world of discourse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611 |
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