GREATHEARTED

greathearted, magnanimous

(adjective) noble and generous in spirit; “a greathearted general”; “a magnanimous conqueror”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

greathearted (comparative more greathearted, superlative most greathearted)

Nobly courageous, bighearted.

Magnanimous.

Source: Wiktionary


Great"-heart`ed, a.

1. High-spirited; fearless. [Obs.] Clarendon.

2. Generous; magnanimous; noble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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