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HEARTY
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Irregular inflected forms: heartier , heartiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without reservation
Example:
hearty support
Classified under:
Similar:
complete (having every necessary or normal part or component or step)
Derivation:
heartiness (the quality of hearty sincerity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Consuming abundantly and with gusto
Example:
a hearty (or healthy) appetite
Classified under:
Similar:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Derivation:
heartiness (active strength of body or mind)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
Example:
a hearty glow of health
Synonyms:
full-blooded; hearty; lusty; red-blooded
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Derivation:
heartiness (active strength of body or mind)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
Example:
a hearty welcome
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
warm (psychologically warm; friendly and responsive)
Derivation:
heart (a positive feeling of liking)
heartiness (the quality of hearty sincerity)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Providing abundant nourishment
Example:
four square meals a day
Synonyms:
hearty; satisfying; solid; square; substantial
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)
Context examples:
"If it ain't Mart!" he heard some one say, and the next moment a hearty hand was on his shoulder.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Then, glancing quickly round, he straightened himself out and burst into a hearty fit of laughter.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“By Jove! this won't do,” cried Tom, throwing himself into a chair with a hearty laugh.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Am I a liar? (General hearty and noisy assent.)
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He bestowed his hearty approbation however on their species of house.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
“Ah, Mother! How do you do?” said he, giving her a hearty shake of the hand.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
It is enough, sir: as much good-will may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
"Aye, to be sure. Yes, indeed, oh yes! I am quite of your opinion, Mrs Croft," was Mrs Musgrove's hearty answer.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
To this speech Bingley made no answer; but his sisters gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear friend's vulgar relations.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
“I wish no better,” said he, with a pringling in the eyes at this hearty greeting.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
