Hearty

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  • adjective. Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly.
  • adjective. Complete or thorough; unequivocal.
  • adjective. Vigorous; robust.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Enjoying or requiring much food.
  • adjective. Providing abundant nourishment; substantial.
  • noun. A good fellow; a comrade.
  • noun. A sailor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Influenced by or proceeding from the heart; heartfelt; sincere; zealous: as, to be hearty in support of a project; a hearty welcome; a hearty laugh.
  • Full of health; exhibiting strength; sound; strong; healthy: as, a hearty man.
  • Adapted for, affording, using, or requiring strong or abundant nourishment: as, hearty food; a hearty dinner; a hearty eater or appetite.
  • Bold; courageous.
  • Synonyms Hearty, Cordial, Sincere; real, unfeigned, unaffected, heartfelt, earnest, ardent, eager. Hearty means having the heart in a thing, warmly interested in favor of something, and acting so as to show this feeling; proceeding straight from the heart, and manifested outwardly. Cordial is rather applied to feelings cherished or felt in the heart, heartfelt, or the outward expression of such feelings: as, cordial love; cordial hatred; cordial desires. Sincere means devoid of deceit or pretense, implying that the sentiments and the outward expression of them are in consonance.
  • Active, vigorous, robust, hale.
  • noun. A seaman's familiar form of address: as, come here, my hearties.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
  • adjective. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager
  • adjective. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak.
  • adjective. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. 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.
  • adjective. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber.
  • adjective. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal.
  • noun. : Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
  • adjective. consuming abundantly and with gusto
  • adjective. without reservation
  • adjective. providing abundant nourishment
  • adjective. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
  • Word Usage
    "I doubt if I ever told you that in the old days, when experimenting with the animals, I found that my will -- or brain-power, if you prefer the term -- worked torpidly for a while after meals, although, as you know, I was never what they call a hearty feeder."
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