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Openhandedness

n.kind, joyfulformal

What it means

Generosity in giving, sharing, or helping.

Reach for it when naming generous willingness to give or share

Her openhandedness supplied every child with paints and brushes.

Choose between these

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  • warm

    big-heartedness

    affectionate informal praise fits

    not when The phrase emphasizes emotion more than actual sharing.

  • warm

    generosity

    the common broad virtue is intended

    not when Generosity can include time, judgment, or spirit.

  • formal

    liberality

    abundant giving suits elevated prose

    not when Liberality is dated and also has political senses.

  • formal

    magnanimity

    nobility and freedom from pettiness matter

    not when Magnanimity is broader than material giving.

  • literary

    bounty

    plentiful provision is the focus

    not when Bounty can describe the gift rather than the giver's trait.

  • literary

    munificence

    exceptionally lavish giving is truly meant

    not when Munificence overstates ordinary generosity.

Said against

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  • stinginess
  • miserliness
  • withholding

It naturally appears in

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  • quiet openhandedness

    Her quiet openhandedness supplied paints for every child.

  • openhandedness toward others

    His openhandedness toward others included time as well as money.

  • act of openhandedness

    The unrestricted grant was an unusual act of openhandedness.

The word family

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Where this comes from

Openhandedness is less common than generosity and can imply material giving even when the intended gift is time or attention.

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