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openhanded

o·pen·hand·ed

openhanded

 
 
pronunciation:
o pn haen dihd
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: tending to give to others; generous.
Her openhanded parents could always be relied on to help her out of financial difficulty.
synonyms:
bounteous, bountiful, free-handed, generous, liberal, magnanimous
antonyms:
close-fisted, hard-fisted, tightfisted
similar words:
benevolent, bighearted, extravagant, giving, lavish, munificent, prodigal, unselfish
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derivations: openhandedly (adv.), openhandedness (n.)