largeheartedness

noun

Definition of largeheartednessnext
as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune the famed largeheartedness of a city that has welcomed refugees with open arms on more than one occasion

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  1. kindness
  2. sympathy
  3. heart
  4. compassion
Noun
  • Come back to kindness and your anxiety will come down to calm.
    Sandy Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The act of kindness is not unusual for the group, according to Jason Rhodes, public information office for the Overland Park Fire Department.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • Then the bubble popped in 2022, and the NASDAQ slumped in sympathy.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The time on set gave her a practical education in filmmaking and an enduring sympathy for extras.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of sympathy
Noun
  • Central to the collection are accessories such as baseball caps, canvas totes and shoelaces adorned with heart motifs in the signature Valentine’s palette of red and white.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The issue is particularly close to his heart given his eldest son, Beau Biden, died in 2015 after being diagnosed with brain cancer believed to be a consequence of exposure to military burn pits while serving in Iraq.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of heart
Noun
  • Your kindness and compassion means the world to us.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And yet the response from the nation’s incoming president and many of his political allies has been utterly devoid of caring or compassion.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of compassion
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