1.
[syn: charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted]
2. freely communicative; candidly straightforward;
- Example: "openhearted advice"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Open-hearted \O"pen-heart`ed\, a.
Candid; frank; generous. --Dryden. -- O"pen-heart`ed*ly,
adv. -- O"pen-heart`ed*ness, n. --Walton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
openhearted
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
"kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words";
"a large-hearted mentor" [syn: charitable,
benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted,
openhearted, large-hearted]
2: freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted
advice"