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Definition of Hearty
1. Adjective. Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness. "A hearty welcome"
2. Adjective. Providing abundant nourishment. "Four square meals a day"
Similar to: Wholesome
Derivative terms: Substantialness
3. Adjective. Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health. "A hearty glow of health"
Similar to: Healthy
Derivative terms: Heartiness, Lustiness
4. Adjective. Consuming abundantly and with gusto. "A hearty (or healthy) appetite"
5. Adjective. Without reservation. "Hearty support"
Definition of Hearty
1. a. 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.
2. n. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
Definition of Hearty
1. 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. ¹
2. Adjective. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a '''hearty''' timber. ¹
3. Adjective. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a '''hearty''' meal. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) : Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hearty
1. very friendly [adj HEARTIER, HEARTIEST] : HEARTILY [adv] / a comrade [n HEARTIES] - See also: comrade
Medical Definition of Hearty
1. 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." (Marston) 2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber. 3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal. Synonym: 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. Origin: Heartier; Heartiest. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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