open-handed

Quick to share

Open-handed means generous, giving freely without reluctance: an open-handed host, open-handed with his time and money.

The image is of a hand held open to give rather than closed to keep.

The word can also describe a slap delivered with the palm rather than the fist: an open-handed smack across the face.

generous

generosity

Readiness to give freely

magnanimousNoble and forgiving
liberalOpen to reform
lavishAbundant beyond necessity

unsparing · bountiful · big-hearted · beneficent · munificent · freehanded · unstinting · openhearted · charitable · giving

charitable

philanthropy

Generous giving for others

donationVoluntary charitable gift
benefactorOne who gives aid
patronageSupporter's financial backing

endowment · contribution · almsgiving · tithe · fundraising · humanitarian · relief · aid · welfare · nonprofit

benevolent

compassionate

Showing concern for sufferers

kindheartedNaturally sympathetic and caring
humaneMarked by kindness
good-heartedNaturally inclined toward kindness

caring · empathetic · merciful · sympathetic · tolerant · understanding · gentle · considerate · solicitous · tenderhearted

Categories

___-handed wordsleft-handed, right-handed, two-handed, one-handed, empty-handed
kind traitskind, caring, compassionate, nurturing, tender
drummingsnare drum, drum roll, drumroll, beat, drumsticks
givinggift, give, donating, donation, donate

Opposites

generosity

open-handedtight-fisted

Unwilling to spend freely

stingy · miserly · close-fisted · tightfisted · closefisted

concern for others vs. self

open-handedgreedy

Excessively wanting more

grasping · avaricious · skinflint · selfish · self-serving

Family

openhanded, openhandedness

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G