heart of gold
Deep-seated generosity
A heart of gold is a thoroughly kind and generous nature.
Someone with a heart of gold may appear rough or ordinary on the surface but proves deeply compassionate: He's gruff, but he has a heart of gold.
The phrase often implies that goodness runs deeper than appearances suggest.
- amiableGood-natured and likable
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- altruisticConcerned for others' welfare
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- trueheartedSincerely loyal in nature
true blue · benevolent · empathy · selflessness · pure · goodness · giving · big-hearted · love · salt of the earth · tenderness · pure-hearted · sincere · genuine · loving · compassion · generosity · charity
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- body idiomsheartstrings, gut feeling, gut instinct, backbone, hard head
- Cucurbitssquash, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini, gourd
- phrases about integritykeep your word, man of his word, straight shooter, above board, on the level
- poetic phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, star-crossed lovers, sweet sorrow, eternal flame
- Shakespeare phrasesto be or not to be, et tu Brute, all the world's a stage, out damned spot, friends Romans countrymen
heart of goldheart of stone
Total lack of compassion
black heart · rotten to the core · mean-spirited · selfish · wicked
heart of goldcold
Low temperature state
unfeeling · hard-hearted · indifferent · frosty · uncaring
heart, gold, golden, hearty, hearts, hearten, heartily, disheartened, dishearten