generous; largehearted; broad-minded
Rare literary word describing a person's magnanimous, tolerant, or open-hearted character. Not used in everyday conversation; modern equivalents include 寛大な or 心が広い.
Those around him were saved by his generous attitude.
Compound of 寛 (tolerant, lenient) and 闊 (broad, wide). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of generosity and open-mindedness.