Definition
Generous and open in giving or spending money; willing to help others without expecting anything in return.
Etymology
Combines 'free' (unrestricted, generous) and 'handed' (as in having a particular way of dealing with things). First used in the 17th century to describe someone with an open, giving nature.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'open-handed' and 'freehanded' come from the image of an open hand ready to give—it's a metaphor so old and universal that nearly every culture uses hand gestures to show generosity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በእጅ ነጻ
be ej ne-tsa
ARالعربية
بيد مجانية
bid muj-an-iya
BNবাংলা
মুক্ত হাতে
mukt haate
CSČeština
volně rukou
vol-ně roo-kou
DEDeutsch
freihändig
fray-han-ig
ELΕλληνικά
με χέρι ελεύθερο
me che-ri e-le-fth-ero
ESEspañol
a mano alzada
a ma-no al sa-da
FAفارسی
با دست آزاد
ba daast-e azad
FISuomi
vapaalla kädellä
va-paal-la kädel-lä
FRFrançais
à la main libre
a la main libre
HIहिन्दी
मुक्त हाथ से
mukt haath se
HUMagyar
szabad kézzel
szabad ké-zzel
IDBahasa Indonesia
tangan bebas
tan-gan be-bas
ITItaliano
a mano libera
a ma-no lee-be-ra
KMKM
ដោយដៃរបស់ខ្លួន
dao dai rob-s kh-lou-n
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa bantuan
tan-pa ban-tuan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဖြင့်
let h-p-yit
NLNederlands
met de hand
met de hand
PLPolski
ręcznie
rzeczy-chne
PTPortuguês
à mão livre
a mçao livre
RUРусский
свободной рукой
svoboda-noy rukoy
SVSvenska
frihand
free-hand
SWKiswahili
kwa mkono huru
kwa m-ko-no hu-ru
TAதமிழ்
மனதில்லாமல்
manathil lamal
TEతెలుగు
చేతితో స్వేచ్ఛగా
che-ti-to s-vech-ch-ga
THไทย
วาดมือเปล่า
wat meu phao
TLTL
walang gabay
wa-lang ga-bay
TRTürkçe
serbest elle
serbest el-le
UKУкраїнська
вільно рукою
vіlno rukoyu
URاردو
آزاد دست
a-zaad daast
VITiếng Việt
bằng tay tự do
bang tay tu do
ZUZU
ngokuthi nge-zintaba
ngokuthi nge-zin-taba