Open-hearted

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Frank and candidly straightforward

    "I myself consider the interviews to be of good quality, most of them even very extensive and openhearted. Openhearted, yes, but not on everything. It is a positivist naivete to take what people say as simple truth."

  2. 2
    Generous and kind

    "Sally was generous and open-hearted to the point of foolishness, but that was her experience."

  3. 3
    Emotionally receptive

    "Whether or not you feel that open-hearted love toward your newborn from the very beginning, one of the best ways to cultivate it and further deepen it is simply by paying attention."

Example

More examples

"His was a generous, open-hearted nature."

Etymology

From open + hearted.

Related phrases

open-heartedlyopen-heartedness

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