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

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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

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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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