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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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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
Noun
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But others appreciated and praised her honesty.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026 -
June 21 – July 22 Cancer, your values ask for brave honesty.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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That generosity extends throughout the ensemble.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Wild lavender flowers fill Saudi’s desert landscapes in springtime, so purple is a celebrated color in the nation and regarded as a symbol of generosity.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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When an audience member posed a hypothetical choice between a flawed but distinctive film and a polished but unremarkable one, Leung said either would do, arguing that cinema’s goal was sincerity, in performance or in a director’s expression, rather than polish.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Just when there are emotional moments of sincerity about healthcare denials causing bankruptcy and even death, the tone shifts with a joke about fan girls sending Mangione their underwear.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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John and Joan Hotchkis were widely recognized in Los Angeles for their civic leadership, financial success, and dedicated philanthropy in the arts and education.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Through his company CrossCheck Studios and business partner Chris Sawtelle, Richards has built a powerful and inspiring direct relationship with young audiences that encompasses acting, production, original content development, and philanthropy.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Seydoux asks me in a moment of frankness.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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But where her labelmates routinely drape their songs in warm, dense fuzz, Babuka Black opts for clarity and directness.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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His filmmaking has a lovely, homespun directness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Your forthrightness will set the tone for future dates.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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There’s something both startling and seductive about such forthrightness.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Points, too, for the solid casting, from the leads’ tricky pivoting from openness to caginess, to the criminally underseen Wasikowska, who navigates maternal complexities of worry and compassion that confound easy pigeonholing.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Low curiosity, low humility, low openness to feedback — these are precisely the traits that both predict the need for change and predict resistance to it.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Openheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openheartedness. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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