OPENHANDED

big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded

(adjective) given or giving freely; “was a big tipper”; “the bounteous goodness of God”; “bountiful compliments”; “a freehanded host”; “a handsome allowance”; “Saturday’s child is loving and giving”; “a liberal backer of the arts”; “a munificent gift”; “her fond and openhanded grandfather”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

openhanded (comparative more openhanded, superlative most openhanded)

Alternative form of open-handed

Done with an open hand.

Generous.

Frank and tolerant.

Loose and full.

Adverb

openhanded (comparative more openhanded, superlative most openhanded)

Alternative form of open-handed

With an open hand or hands.

Generously.

Verb

openhanded

simple past tense and past participle of openhand

Source: Wiktionary


O"pen-hand`ed, a.

Definition: Generous; liberal; munificent.

– O"pen-hand`ed*ness, n. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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