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HEARTY
hearty
(adjective) without reservation; “hearty support”
hearty
(adjective) consuming abundantly and with gusto; “a hearty (or healthy) appetite”
hearty, full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded
(adjective) endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; “a hearty glow of health”
hearty
(adjective) showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; “gave us a cordial reception”; “a hearty welcome”
hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial
(adjective) providing abundant nourishment; “a hearty meal”; “good solid food”; “ate a substantial breakfast”; “four square meals a day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hearty (comparative heartier, superlative heartiest)
warm and cordial towards another person
Energetic, active or eager.
Cheerful, vivacious.
Exhibiting strength; firm
Promoting strength; nourishing.
Synonyms
• sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.
Noun
hearty (plural hearties)
(obsolete or jocular nautical) a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
Anagrams
• Hayter, Thayer, aethyr, earthy, yearth
Source: Wiktionary
Heart"y, a. [Compar. Heartier; superl. Heartiest.]
1. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government. Full of hearty tears For our good father's loss. Marston.
2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber.
3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal.
Syn.
– Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.
– Hearty, Cordial, Sincere. Hearty implies honesty and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings are expressed; sincere implies that this expression corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man should be hearty in his attachment to his friends, cordial in his reception of them to his house, and sincere in his offers to assist them.
Heart"y, n.; pl. Hearties (.
Definition: Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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