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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

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  • playful

    lionhearted

    poetic praise should emphasize fearless courage

    not when Lionhearted is more martial and may romanticize risk.

  • everyday

    generous

    free giving of time, credit, or resources is supported

    not when Generous is narrower and does not establish bravery.

  • warm

    big-hearted

    expansive kindness deserves affectionate everyday praise

    not when Big-hearted is more informal and says less about nobility or resolve.

  • formal

    magnanimous

    generosity toward a rival or weaker party is the key virtue

    not when Magnanimous does not necessarily include courage.

  • formal

    valiant

    courage against formidable difficulty matters

    not when Valiant lacks the compassionate generosity of greathearted.

  • literary

    noble

    high moral character is the central judgment

    not when Noble can sound grandiose and historically class-coded.

Said against

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  • mean-spirited
  • cowardly
  • petty

It naturally appears in

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  • 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.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.