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单词 openheartedness
释义

openhearted

adjective

open·​heart·​ed ˌō-pən-ˈhär-təd How to pronounce openhearted (audio)
1
: candidly straightforward : frank
2
: responsive to emotional appeal
openheartedly adverb
openheartedness noun

Synonyms

  • candid
  • direct
  • forthcoming
  • forthright
  • foursquare
  • frank
  • free-spoken
  • freehearted
  • honest
  • open
  • out-front
  • outspoken
  • plain
  • plainspoken
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • unguarded
  • unreserved
  • up-front
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Example Sentences

many therapists believe that it is better to be openhearted than to repress one's feelings, however hostile they may be
Recent Examples on the Web Its emotional core, though simplistic, is just as big and openhearted. Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 The War went beyond social ambivalence to express openhearted, cross-cultural humanism. Armond White, National Review, 12 Aug. 2022 Grooming children for a big, accepting, openhearted kind of life in which there are many worse things in the world than a little boy who grows up to do an uncanny impersonation of Cher. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Thomas, who now lives in Philadelphia, is an author who writes books, television screenplays and openhearted comedies for live theater. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022 But as this verse notes, being generous and openhearted means God will also see to it that you are rewarded. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 June 2022 Myriad people who know him describe Smith as genuinely kind, generous and openhearted. Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2022 Throughout the album, Lenker grasps at Big Questions with openhearted curiosity. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022 Situated on the fourth floor of a nondescript building in Chinatown, whose other tenants skew medical, it is run by Olivia Shao, a curator whose sharp mind and esoteric eye are consistently matched by her openhearted approach. Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

openhearted

adjective

open·​heart·​ed ˌō-pən-ˈhär-təd How to pronounce openhearted (audio)
1
: frank
2
: generous sense 1

openheartedness

noun

1
as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions the openheartedness with which he discussed his private life often startled new acquaintances

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • honesty
  • sincerity
  • frankness
  • forthrightness
  • openness
  • directness
  • straightforwardness
  • candidness
  • outspokenness
  • bluntness
  • candor
  • plainness
  • unreservedness
  • unreserve
  • plainspokenness
  • unguardedness
  • simplicity
  • earnestness
  • plumpness
  • naïveté
  • communicativeness
  • artlessness
  • genuineness
  • sobriety
  • freedom
  • naiveté
  • naivete
  • unrestraint
  • unsophistication
  • uninhibitedness
  • unrestrainedness
  • license
  • licence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dissimulation
  • secretiveness
  • evasiveness
  • reticence
  • indirection
  • dissembling
  • shyness
  • restraint
  • inhibition
  • diplomacy
  • circuitousness
  • reserve
  • tact
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2
as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous their natural openheartedness made them easy prey for every trickster with a sad story

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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