hearty

Definition of hearty in English English dictionary: : Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens; Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber; 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.; Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal; {a} sincere, warm, healthy, strong, hale; Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens; endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"; providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; Term for big, robust, high alcohol wines Often used in conjunction with terms such as huge, heavy, and/or meaty; showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome"; Hearty people or actions are loud, cheerful, and energetic. Wade was a hearty, bluff, athletic sort of guy He gave a hearty laugh. + heartily hearti·ly He laughed heartily; Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty man; hearty timber; A wine that is full-bodied, warm, and earthy Often used to describe red wines that are high in alcohol; Sportsman, especially a keen rower (cf , aesthete ); Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors; A hearty meal is large and very satisfying. The men ate a hearty breakfast. + heartily hearti·ly He ate heartily but would drink only beer; Used to describe the full, warm, sometimes rustic qualities found in red wines with high alcohol; Most often applied in description of full, warm qualities found in red wines with high alcohol component Examples are found in the sturdier so-called "jug wines", some California Zinfandels, lesser French Rhone or Algerian red wines and in the occasional lesser Australian Shiraz; without reservation; "hearty support" consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite" endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast; without reservation; "hearty support"; {i} (Archaic) comrade, good fellow; sailor; {s} cordial, affectionate; sincere, genuine, honest; enthusiastic; devoted; vigorous; healthy; abundant; providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast; consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"; Hearty feelings or opinions are strongly felt or strongly held. With the last sentiment, Arnold was in hearty agreement. + heartily hearti·ly most Afghans are heartily sick of war
hearty congratulations: heartfelt best wishes, sincere felicitations, enthusiastic compliments
hearty laughter: unrestrained laughter, loud and enthusiastic laughter
hearty welcome: friendly greeting, warm greeting
heartiness: The characteristic of being hearty; fillingness; wholesomeness
heartily: {a} from the heart, sincerely, eagerly
heartiness: {n} sincerity, earnestness, diligence
accord a hearty welcome: give a warm welcome, glad hand
heartier: comparative of hearty
hearties: plural of hearty
heartiest: superlative of hearty
heartily: with gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself heartily into his work" in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly
heartily: with gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself heartily into his work"
heartily: With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he heartily assisted the prince
heartily: From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity
heartily: sincerely, earnestly; cordially, warmly; spiritedly, enthusiastically
heartily: in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly
heartily: in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly"
heartily: in a hearty manner
heartiness: {i} enthusiasm; warmth, friendliness; sincerity, earnestness
heartiness: The quality of being hearty; as, the heartiness of a greeting
heartiness: the quality of hearty sincerity