'Hearty' definitions:
Definition of 'hearty'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome"
adjective
Providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" [syn: hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial]
adjective
Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: hearty, full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded]
adjective
Consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
adjective
Without reservation; "hearty support"
Definition of 'Hearty'
From: GCIDE
- Hearty \Heart"y\, n.; pl. Hearties (h[aum]rt"[i^]z). Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hearty'
From: GCIDE
- Hearty \Heart"y\ (h[aum]rt"[y^]), a. [Compar. Heartier (h[aum]rt"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Full of hearty tears For our good father's loss. --Marston. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty man; hearty timber. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal.
- Syn: Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.
- Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hearty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AB,
- abandoned,
- ablaze,
- able seaman,
- able-bodied seaman,
- abundant,
- active,
- acute,
- affable,
- affectionate,
- afire,
- aggressive,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- ample,
- Ancient Mariner,
- animated,
- antic,
- ardent,
- Argonaut,
- authentic,
- beefy,
- bluejacket,
- boiling over,
- bon vivant,
- boon,
- boon companion,
- bouncing,
- breathless,
- brisk,
- buccaneer,
- burning,
- capersome,
- coltish,
- committed,
- convivial,
- cordial,
- dedicated,
- deep,
- deep-sea man,
- delirious,
- devoted,
- devout,
- doughty,
- drunk,
- Dylan,
- dynamic,
- eager,
- earnest,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- excited,
- exuberant,
- fair-weather sailor,
- faithful,
- febrile,
- fervent,
- fervid,
- festive,
- fevered,
- feverish,
- fiery,
- fisherman,
- flaming,
- flush,
- flushed,
- Flying Dutchman,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- free and easy,
- friendly,
- frisky,
- frolicsome,
- full of beans,
- full of pep,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gamesome,
- gay,
- generous,
- genial,
- genuine,
- glowing,
- go-go,
- good fellow,
- gracious,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- hale,
- hale and hearty,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- healthy,
- heartfelt,
- heated,
- hefty,
- honest,
- hospitable,
- hot,
- hot-blooded,
- husky,
- impassioned,
- impetuous,
- in earnest,
- incisive,
- intense,
- intent,
- intent on,
- intoxicated,
- invigorating,
- iron-hard,
- jack,
- jack afloat,
- jack-tar,
- jacky,
- jolly,
- jolly fellow,
- jovial,
- keen,
- kinetic,
- liberal,
- limey,
- lively,
- living,
- lobsterman,
- loyal,
- lusty,
- mariner,
- matelot,
- mettlesome,
- mighty,
- navigator,
- neighborly,
- Neptune,
- nervy,
- nourishing,
- obstinate,
- OD,
- on fire,
- open,
- openhearted,
- passionate,
- peppy,
- perfervid,
- pirate,
- playful,
- Poseidon,
- pot companion,
- potent,
- powerful,
- privateer,
- profound,
- profuse,
- puissant,
- receptive,
- red-blooded,
- red-hot,
- resolute,
- responsive,
- robust,
- robustious,
- robustuous,
- rollicking,
- rollicksome,
- rompish,
- rude,
- rugged,
- sailor,
- salt,
- satisfying,
- sea dog,
- sea rover,
- seafarer,
- seafaring man,
- seaman,
- serious,
- shipman,
- sincere,
- sizeable,
- skittish,
- smacking,
- snappy,
- solid,
- sound,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- sportive,
- sprightly,
- square,
- stalwart,
- steaming,
- steamy,
- steely,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strengthening,
- strenuous,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- substantial,
- take-charge,
- take-over,
- tar,
- trenchant,
- unfeigned,
- unrestrained,
- Varuna,
- vehement,
- vibrant,
- vigorous,
- viking,
- vital,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- warm,
- warmhearted,
- water dog,
- welcoming,
- whaler,
- white-hot,
- wholehearted,
- windjammer,
- windsailor,
- zealous,
- zestful,
- zesty,
- zippy