| Main Entry: | big-hearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very kind |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, compassionate, generous, giving, gracious, noble |
| Main Entry: | altruistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unselfish |
Synonyms: |
Robin Hood, all heart, benevolent, big*, big-hearted, bleeding heart, charitable, considerate, generous, good, good scout, human, humane, humanitarian, kind, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, self-sacrificing |
Antonyms: |
selfish, unsacrificing |
| Main Entry: | benevolent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charitable, kind |
Synonyms: |
all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benign, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, caring, chivalrous, compassionate, considerate, generous, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, tenderhearted, warmhearted, well-disposed |
Antonyms: |
greedy, malevolent, mean, selfish, spiteful, unkind |
| Main Entry: | free |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generous, unsparing |
Synonyms: |
big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, eager, handsome, hospitable, lavish, liberal, munificent, open-handed, prodigal, unstinging, willing |
Antonyms: |
mean, niggardly, tight-fisted |
| Main Entry: | gracious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, giving |
Synonyms: |
accommodating, affable, amiable, amicable, approachable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, big-hearted, bland, bonhomous, charitable, chivalrous, civil, compassionate, complaisant, congenial, considerate, cordial, courteous, courtly, easy, forthcoming, friendly, gallant, genial, good-hearted, good-natured, hospitable, indulgent, lenient, loving, merciful, mild, obliging, pleasing, polite, sociable, stately, suave, tender, unctuous, urbane, well-mannered |
| Notes: | graceful means characterized by beauty of movement, style, or form; gracious means characterized by charm, good taste, kindness, and generosity of spirit |
Antonyms: |
discourteous, hateful, mean, nasty, rude, sarcastic, severe, ungiving, ungracious, unkind, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | munificent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, generous |
Synonyms: |
beneficent, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, free, handsome, kind, lavish, liberal, loose, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, rich, unsparing, unstinting |
Antonyms: |
careful, greedy, mean, selfish, stingy |
| Main Entry: | openhanded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generous |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bountiful, charitable, considerate, giving, helpful, hospitable, kind, kindhearted, kindly, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, thoughtful, unselfish |
| Main Entry: | philanthropic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charitable, giving |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, big-hearted, bountiful, contributing, donating, eleemosynary, generous, good, gracious, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, patriotic, public- spirited |
Antonyms: |
misanthropic, miserly, stingy, uncharitable |
| Main Entry: | softhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tender |
Synonyms: |
all heart, benevolent, big-hearted, bleeding-heart, caring, charitable, compassionate, considerate, emotional, forgiving, generous, gentle, kind, lenient, merciful, moving, sensitive, sentimental, soft, sympathetic, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted |
| Main Entry: | beneficent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, benign, big-hearted, charitable, compassionate, generous, helpful, humanitarian, kind, philanthropic |
Antonyms: |
cold-hearted, maleficent, malicious, misanthropic, uncharitable |