Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly.
- adjective Complete or thorough; unequivocal.
- adjective Vigorous; robust.
- adjective Enjoying or requiring much food.
- adjective Providing abundant nourishment; substantial.
- noun A good fellow; a comrade.
- noun A sailor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from 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
from 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 obsolete : Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens.
from 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
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Examples
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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.
Foe-Farrell Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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She rang for me, to see how I was getting on with my needlework -- and she was what I call hearty, for the first time since
I Say No Wilkie Collins 1856
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"Well, that's what I call hearty!" continued the ruffian, following his example.
Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers Susanna Moodie 1844
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"When a standpat Republican politician abandons a lifetime of party regularity at 70 to come out in hearty praise of a Democratic President," the paper noted, "it is time for connoisseurs of the unusual to stand by and take notes."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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"When a standpat Republican politician abandons a lifetime of party regularity at 70 to come out in hearty praise of a Democratic President," the paper noted, "it is time for connoisseurs of the unusual to stand by and take notes."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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Members assimilated in hearty courtesy of a Falstaffian Bard's birthday take a break of final Apr hosted by Messrs. Friedman, Madeira, as good as Pope.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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Members assimilated in hearty courtesy of a Falstaffian Bard's birthday take a break of final Apr hosted by Messrs. Friedman, Madeira, as good as Pope.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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"When a standpat Republican politician abandons a lifetime of party regularity at 70 to come out in hearty praise of a Democratic President," the paper noted, "it is time for connoisseurs of the unusual to stand by and take notes."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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A bronzed and bearded man met them at the top and gripped their hands in hearty fellowship.
DUTCH COURAGE 2010
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The cake is packed with berries and is fairly hearty from a mixture of plain and while grain flour.
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