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Definition of Openhanded
1. Adjective. Given or giving freely. "Her fond and openhanded grandfather"
Similar to: Generous
Derivative terms: Bigheartedness, Bounteousness, Bounty, Bountifulness, Liberality, Liberalness, Openhandedness
Definition of Openhanded
1. a. Generous; liberal; munificent.
Definition of Openhanded
1. Adjective. (context: of a punch etc) Done with an open hand rather than a fist ¹
2. Adjective. liberal and generous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Openhanded
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Openhanded
Literary usage of Openhanded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Renaissance in Italy by John Addington Symonds (1888)
"118-121), stem to prove that he was really openhanded in cases of distress.
4 There is a letter from Barbarossa to Aretino in the Lettere all' cir, ..."
2. The Works of George Bull: D. D., Lord Bishop of St. David's by George Bull, Edward Burton, Robert Nelson (1827)
"... ie without being fruitful in good works, and liberal and openhanded to the
relief of the poor, and also to the furtherance of all pious and sacred uses, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"openhanded efforts are currently under way to raise the level of foreign
participation in the space programs of the next decade, but it is too early to ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"He was a man of unselfish purpose, free from sectarian feeling, courted in society
for his attainments and his character, and always openhanded to the needy ..."
5. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1922)
"Great numbers of slaves and common people probably joined the barbarians, who
knew little of racial or patriotic prejudices, and were openhanded to any ..."
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