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Definitions for: Hearty
[adj] without reservation; "hearty support"
[adj] consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
[adj] endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"
[adj] providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"
[adj] showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Usage: 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.
Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar
address and fellowship among sailors. --Dickens.
Synonyms: complete, cordial, full-blooded, healthy, lusty, red-blooded, satisfying, solid, substantial, warm, wholesome
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