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Webster 1913 Edition
Hearty
Heart′y
(härt′y̆)
, Adj.
[
Com
par.
Heartier
(härt′ĭ-ẽr)
; sup
erl.
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
For our good father’s loss.
hearty
tearsFor our good father’s loss.
Marston.
2.
Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak;
as, a
. hearty
man; hearty
timber
Syn. – 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. Heart′y
,Noun.
pl.
Hearties
(härt′ĭz)
. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; – a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
Dickens.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hearty
HE`ARTY
,Adj.
1.
Proceeding from the heart; sincere; warm; as a hearty welcome.2.
Being full of health; sound; strong; healthy; as a hearty man.3.
Strong; durable; as hearty timber. [Not used in America.]4.
Having a keen appetite; eating much; as a hearty eater.5.
Strong; nourishing; as hearty food.Definition 2024
hearty
hearty
English
Adjective
hearty (comparative heartier, superlative heartiest)
- warm and cordial towards another person
- a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government.
- (Can we date this quote?) Marston
- Full of hearty tears For our good father's loss.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:
- Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- “[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”
- “[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
- energetic, active or eager
- Exhibiting strength; firm
- a hearty handshake; a hearty timber
- Promoting strength; nourishing.
- hearty food; a hearty meal
Derived terms
Translations
proceeding from the heart
exhibiting strength
rich, abundant
Synonyms
- sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.
Noun
hearty (plural hearties)
- (obsolete or humorous nautical) a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
- 1849, Herman Melville, Redburn. His First Voyage Chapter VI
- “Ay, ay,” muttered the chief mate, as they rolled out of then-boats and swaggered on deck, “it’s your turn now, but it will be mine before long. Yaw about while you may, my hearties, I’ll do the yawing after the anchor’s up.”
- 1849, Herman Melville, Redburn. His First Voyage Chapter VI