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Definition of Greathearted
1. Adjective. Noble and generous in spirit. "A magnanimous conqueror"
Definition of Greathearted
1. a. High-spirited; fearless.
Definition of Greathearted
1. Adjective. Nobly courageous ¹
2. Adjective. Magnanimous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Greathearted
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greathearted
Literary usage of Greathearted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad by Homer (1851)
"... if they choose ; but restrain thy greathearted soul within thy breast, because
humanity is butter ; and abstain from injurious contention, that both the ..."
2. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1909)
"And they took forth the goods which the lordly Phaeacians had given him on his
homeward way by grace of the greathearted Athene. These they set in a heap by ..."
3. Roughing it by Mark Twain (1913)
"He altered the character of the brilliant lawyer, and made him a greathearted,
splendid fellow; gave him fame and riches, and set his age at thirty-three ..."
4. The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain (1879)
"He looks like a greathearted fellow who would pitch an enemy into the river in
a moment, and then jump in and risk his life fishing him out again. ..."
5. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"He altered the character of the brilliant lawyer, and made him a greathearted,
splendid fellow; gave him fame and riches, and set his age at thirty-three ..."
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