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Meaning of out of the goodness of one's heart | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Motivated by genuine altruism, as opposed to self-serving incentives.

Equivalents

Suomi hyvää hyvyyttään

Français par bonté de cœur

Examples

“You really think that conman offered you assistance out of the goodness of his heart? Doubtful. He must be working an angle.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

out of the loop out of the money out of the ordinary out of the picture out of the running out of the side of one's mouth