openheartedness

noun

1
as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions the openheartedness with which he discussed his private life often startled new acquaintances

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2
as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous their natural openheartedness made them easy prey for every trickster with a sad story

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for openheartedness
  1. honesty
  2. generosity
  3. sincerity
  4. philanthropy
  5. frankness
  6. directness
  7. forthrightness
  8. openness
Noun
  • In a world that rewards keeping appearances, Space Afrika makes conveying honesty and vulnerability look easy.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But when customers already know something went wrong, an apology can signal warmth and honesty.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • Aunt Jackie, revealing her own sense of humor and generosity, gave Mum a green four-leaf clover-pin with a small diamond on each leaf.
    — Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The conflict between pragmatism and generosity begins at a small scale and incrementally escalates.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • Still, the sincerity matters, and so does the achievement of realizing something this strange with such conviction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After many fans online questioned the sincerity of Art of Play’s statement, Clarkson herself stepped back into the fray.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • But the rest of the world is not just where the needs are greatest—from acute childhood malnutrition to violence against women—but where the gains from philanthropy can be greatest.
    — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Federal or state governments could seed the accounts, but philanthropy offers a faster, deficit-neutral start.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of philanthropy
Noun
  • The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Horgan, whose Catastrophe charted the ups and downs of a relationship with painful, hilarious honesty, applies the same frankness to the minor indignities of midlife.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of frankness
Noun
  • Savio The Brazilian is still finding his feet but already feels like an important player, offering pace, directness and a willingness to take on his man — qualities lacking in many of his team-mates.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Paul, meanwhile, was in a period of uncharacteristic autobiographical directness in his lyric-writing, documenting his grievances with his actor girlfriend Jane Asher while residing in her family’s London home.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of directness
Noun
  • Alvarado has had to address that in the wake of the film’s release, and perhaps that forthrightness has aided the box office.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Your forthrightness will set the tone for future dates.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Definition of forthrightness
Noun
  • That openness is the best thing about Cooked, a record that summons electric Miles and Popol Vuh and the Necks but mostly explores endless emotional ambiguity, offering a reminder that very few sensations are ever pure.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Over the years, my spatial disorientation, my openness, has come at this cost too.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of openness
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“Openheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openheartedness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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