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单词 openhandedness
释义

openhanded

adjective

open·​hand·​ed ˌō-pən-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce openhanded (audio)
: generous, munificent
openhandedly adverb
openhandedness noun

Synonyms

  • bighearted
  • bounteous
  • bountiful
  • charitable
  • free
  • freehanded
  • freehearted
  • fulsome
  • generous
  • liberal
  • munificent
  • open
  • unselfish
  • unsparing
  • unstinting
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Example Sentences

in the aftermath of the disaster, many people were exceptionally openhanded with their donations to charity
Recent Examples on the Web The price tag for the expansion is $450 million, more than $200 million of which comes from the estate of David Rockefeller, MoMA’s most openhanded donor, who died in 2017 at age 101. Terry Teachout, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

openhandedness

noun

as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous the governor doesn't exactly have a reputation for openhandedness when it comes to commuting death sentences

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • generosity
  • philanthropy
  • bountifulness
  • bigheartedness
  • openheartedness
  • kindness
  • munificence
  • gift
  • unselfishness
  • liberality
  • largesse
  • generousness
  • bounty
  • improvidence
  • selflessness
  • largess
  • dissipating
  • beneficence
  • extravagance
  • tribute
  • wastefulness
  • charity
  • lavishness
  • lagniappe
  • spendthrift
  • kindliness
  • squandering
  • prodigality
  • gratuity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • selfishness
  • tightness
  • saving
  • economy
  • cheapness
  • closeness
  • pinching
  • thrift
  • meanness
  • conservation
  • ungenerosity
  • parsimony
  • miserliness
  • frugality
  • providence
  • stinginess
  • husbandry
  • conserving
  • managing
  • economizing
  • scraping
  • skimping
  • penuriousness
  • scrimping
  • husbanding
  • cutting back
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