open-handedness
Liberal with gifts
Open-handedness is generosity, especially with money or resources.
The image is of an unclenched hand ready to give rather than a closed fist holding tight: His open-handedness made him popular but left him perpetually broke.
The quality suggests not just giving but giving freely, without reluctance or calculation.
Generous, noble spirit
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- largesseGenerous gift-giving
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- bountyReward for capture
lavishness · unstinting · freehanded · bountiful · bigheartedness · kindheartedness · graciousness · hospitality
Generous giving for others
- donationsGifts to organizations
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- reliefEasing of distress
aid · welfare · assistance · endowment · grants · scholarship · bequest · almsgiving
Prioritizing others over oneself
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
solidarity · idealism · unselfishness · nobility · humanism · goodwill · cooperation · service
One who gives aid
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- backerFinancial supporter
- donorOne who contributes freely
underwriter · supporter · investor · funding · grant · endowment · scholarship · fellowship
magnanimity
Generous, noble spirit
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- largesseGenerous gift-giving
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
bounty · lavishness · unstinting · freehanded · bountiful · bigheartedness · kindheartedness · graciousness · hospitality · abundance
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- donationsGifts to organizations
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
relief · aid · welfare · assistance · endowment · grants · scholarship · bequest · almsgiving · tithe
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
volunteerism · solidarity · idealism · unselfishness · nobility · humanism · goodwill · cooperation · service · sacrifice
benefactor
One who gives aid
donor · underwriter · supporter · investor · funding · grant · endowment · scholarship · fellowship · stipend
- generositygiving, benevolence, donations, magnanimity, gifts
- givinggift, give, donating, donation, donate
- liberalitygenerosity, charity, giving, gifts, donation
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
- compassionsympathy, empathy, caring, kindness, tenderness
open-handednessstinginess
Excessive reluctance to spend
miserliness · tightfistedness · cheapness · parsimony · niggardliness
open-handednessrestrictiveness
Quality of imposing limits
frugality · stinting · grudgingness · hoarding · withholding