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Definition of Large-hearted
1. Adjective. Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity. "A large-hearted mentor"
Similar to: Kind
Derivative terms: Charitableness, Kindliness
Definition of Large-hearted
1. Adjective. Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Large-hearted
1. Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal. Large"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Large-hearted
Literary usage of Large-hearted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings and Addresses by Pennsylvania German Society (1896)
"He was jovial, large hearted and benevolent, and his death, on Friday evening,
February i4th, 1896, at the early age of 37 years, was deeply regretted by a ..."
2. Lives of Twelve Good Men by John William Burgon (1889)
"... THE large-hearted LIBRARIAN. (AD 1811—1881.) fI ^HAT was a precious link with
the Oxford of the -*- past which was severed by the removal of the REV. ..."
3. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Thomas Carlyle: With Personal by Richard Herne Shepherd, Charles Norris Williamson (1881)
"These admissions, at once subtle and large-hearted, are- the highest evidences
of a true Christian wisdom,, and are among the many proofs of good and great ..."
4. Rufus King in the Development of Cincinnati During the Last Fifty Years by Thomson Gale (Firm) (1891)
"... to advance education in all departments, and to befriend every man and woman
needing the counsel and assistance of a large-hearted and able friend. ..."
5. Field Genealogy: Being the Record of All the Field Family in America, Whose by Frederick Clifton Pierce (1901)
"... idle now to refer to it; and yet it cannot be too often referred to—especially
when we hear of the death of such a large-hearted child as Eugene Field. ..."
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