big-hearted

[ big-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. generous; kind.

   Synonyms: unstinting, bountiful, benevolent, openhanded

big-hearted

adjective

1. warmly generous

Derived Forms

• ˌbig-ˈheartedness, noun

Other Words From

• bighearted·ly adverb
• bighearted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of big-hearted¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

It’s also a tender tale about the perils and promises of starting over that owes as much to Mexico’s trite telenovelas as it does to its big-hearted melodramas.

From Los Angeles Times

But what held your interest was the anti-spectacle of a tough little punk band blazing through songs about big-hearted losers and dim-witted politicians.

From Los Angeles Times

But unlike a conventional sports biopic, this big-hearted film doesn’t end with the protagonist triumphing over adversity.

From Los Angeles Times

If a trailer alone makes you cry, what hope do you have for surviving the film intact, particularly given that it’s directed by John Crowley, who did such a lovely job on the Oscar-nominated, big-hearted “Brooklyn”? “I’m guilty of looking ahead instead of right in front of me,” Tobias says at one point, except he’s choking out the words because … how can he not?

From Los Angeles Times

It “demeans and cheapens our politics. It only serves to further discourage good, big-hearted people from wanting to get involved at all. America, our parents taught us better than that.”

From Salon