Greathearted
adj.kind, resilientliterary
What it means
Generous, courageous, and noble in spirit.
Reach for it when using elevated praise for a person whose courage and generosity appear together
The greathearted captain shared credit with the entire crew.
Choose between these
6- playful
poetic praise should emphasize fearless courage
not when Lionhearted is more martial and may romanticize risk.
- everyday
free giving of time, credit, or resources is supported
not when Generous is narrower and does not establish bravery.
- warm
expansive kindness deserves affectionate everyday praise
not when Big-hearted is more informal and says less about nobility or resolve.
- formal
generosity toward a rival or weaker party is the key virtue
not when Magnanimous does not necessarily include courage.
- formal
courage against formidable difficulty matters
not when Valiant lacks the compassionate generosity of greathearted.
- literary
high moral character is the central judgment
not when Noble can sound grandiose and historically class-coded.
Said against
3- mean-spirited
- cowardly
- petty
It naturally appears in
3- greathearted leader
A greathearted leader protected dissent and distributed credit.
- greathearted gesture
Her greathearted gesture reconciled generosity with the recipient's independence.
- greathearted spirit
His greathearted spirit appeared in courage without domination.
Where this comes from
Greathearted is rare and elevated. Big-hearted, generous, or magnanimous will usually sound more natural.
- Wiktionary, English adjective sense: magnanimous and courageous opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.