hearty
AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (5)heartier, heartiest
- showing warm and heartfelt friendliness“a hearty welcome”“gave us a hearty reception”Opposite coolSimilar warm
- providing abundant nourishment“a hearty meal”“good solid food”“ate a substantial breakfast”“four square meals a day”Synonyms: satisfyingsolidsquaresubstantialOpposite unwholesomeSimilar wholesome
- endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health“a hearty glow of health”Synonyms: full-bloodedlustyred-bloodedOpposite unhealthySimilar healthy
- consuming abundantly and with gusto“a hearty (or healthy) appetite”Opposite unhealthySimilar healthy
- deeply felt“hearty support”Opposite incompleteSimilar complete
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
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.— John Marston
2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty man; hearty timber.
3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal.
Synonyms: 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.
Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; — a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Charles Dickens
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54