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openheartedness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of openheartedness

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

bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, plumpness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreserve, unreservedness
Words Related to openheartedness

earnestness, sincerity, sobriety

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete), simplicity, unsophistication

communicativeness, freedom, license (or licence), uninhibitedness, unrestrainedness, unrestraint
Near Antonyms of openheartedness

circuitousness, evasiveness, secretiveness

inhibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness

diplomacy, tact
Antonyms of openheartedness

dissembling, dissimulation, indirection
2 the quality or state of being generous
  • their natural openheartedness made them easy prey for every trickster with a sad story
Synonyms of openheartedness

bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, munificence, openhandedness, philanthropy, unselfishness
Words Related to openheartedness

beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness

kindness

gift, gratuity, lagniappe

tribute

extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness

spendthrift

dissipating, squandering
Near Antonyms of openheartedness

conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift

conservation, saving

husbanding, managing

scraping

cutting back
Antonyms of openheartedness

cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity

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