bigheartedly

In giving spirit

In a generous, kind, or compassionate manner.

Someone who gives bigheartedly does so with warmth and without reservation: She bigheartedly welcomed the refugees into her home.

The adverb suggests not just the act of giving but the spirit behind it—wholehearted and ungrudging.

selfless

unselfishly

With others' interests first

nobly · gallantly · magnanimously · charitably · benevolently · humanely · philanthropically · helpfully · supportively · caringly

kind

warmhearted

Affectionate and sympathetic

softhearted · gentle · affectionate · loving · caring · sympathetic · understanding · considerate · gracious · good-natured

generous

magnanimity

Generous, noble spirit

largesse · bountifulness · lavishness · unstintingly · freely · abundantly · wholeheartedly · ungrudgingly · openhanded · liberally

Opposites
generosity of spirit

bigheartedlystingily

In a cheap manner

ungenerously · miserly · grudgingly · selfishly · niggardly

emotional warmth

bigheartedlycoldly

Without emotional warmth

heartlessly · callously · unfeelingly · indifferently · coolly

meanness of character

bigheartedlymeanly

In an unkind manner

pettily · unkindly · spitefully · cruelly · maliciously

Family

bighearted, bigheartedness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G