large-hearted
Warm and giving
Large-hearted means generous in spirit, sympathetic, and kind.
Someone large-hearted shows expansive warmth toward others, readily offering help or forgiveness: a large-hearted mentor who supported struggling students.
The word suggests emotional generosity rather than mere niceness—a capacity for compassion that extends broadly.
Generous and kind-spirited
- openhandedGiving freely, ungrudgingly
- givingTransferring to another
- munificentExtravagantly generous in giving
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
freehanded · liberal · lavish · unsparing · unstinting · magnanimous · abundant · plentiful
Naturally sympathetic and caring
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
caring · understanding · sensitive · tender · gentle · loving · affectionate · nurturing
Noble and forgiving
- mercifulDisposed toward forgiveness
- lenientTolerant of faults
- clementMild, showing leniency
- tolerantAccepting of differences
forbearing · gracious · understanding · pardoning · absolving · accepting · patient · indulgent
Concerned with others' welfare
- philanthropicDevoted to human welfare
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
- charitableGiving to those needing
noble · public-spirited · unselfish · self-sacrificing · giving · do-gooder
bighearted
Generous and kind-spirited
- openhandedGiving freely, ungrudgingly
- givingTransferring to another
- munificentExtravagantly generous in giving
bountiful · freehanded · liberal · lavish · unsparing · unstinting · magnanimous · abundant · plentiful · wholehearted
kindhearted
Naturally sympathetic and caring
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
sympathetic · caring · understanding · sensitive · tender · gentle · loving · affectionate · nurturing · consoling
magnanimous
Noble and forgiving
tolerant · forbearing · gracious · understanding · pardoning · absolving · accepting · patient · indulgent · unresentful
selfless
Concerned with others' welfare
- philanthropicDevoted to human welfare
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
charitable · noble · public-spirited · unselfish · self-sacrificing · giving · do-gooder
large-heartedstingy
Unwilling to spend freely
miserly · parsimonious · niggardly · cheap · ungenerous
large-heartedcold-hearted
Devoid of empathy
hard-hearted · heartless · unfeeling · callous · cold
large-heartedpetty
Of little importance
small-minded · mean-spirited · narrow-minded · vindictive · unforgiving