openhearted
adjective
open·heart·ed
ˌō-pən-ˈhär-təd 
1
: candidly straightforward : frank
2
: responsive to emotional appeal
openheartedly
adverb
openheartedness
noun
Examples of openhearted in a Sentence
many therapists believe that it is better to be openhearted than to repress one's feelings, however hostile they may be
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Wilson is, as always, Anderson’s ideal vessel, openhearted and phony all at once, impossible to begrudge.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations.
—Barry Walters, Billboard, 11 June 2025
While many world leaders have moved to shut their doors to migrants and abandon the care of the poor, Pope Francis stood for openhearted acceptance, a position that resonated with churchgoers as well as some of those who had never gone to Mass.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Yet for all its shortcomings, Megalopolis is unabashedly openhearted, delivering an earnest plea to envision a better future.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations.
—Barry Walters, Billboard, 11 June 2025
While many world leaders have moved to shut their doors to migrants and abandon the care of the poor, Pope Francis stood for openhearted acceptance, a position that resonated with churchgoers as well as some of those who had never gone to Mass.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Yet for all its shortcomings, Megalopolis is unabashedly openhearted, delivering an earnest plea to envision a better future.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Openhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/openhearted. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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openhearted
adjective
open·heart·ed
ˌō-pən-ˈhärt-əd
1
: frank
2
openheartedly
adverb
openheartedness
noun
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