heart·y (här t )adj. heart·i·er, heart·i·est 1. Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly: a hearty welcome. 2. Complete or thorough; unequivocal: hearty support. 3. Vigorous; robust: a hearty glow of health. 4. a. Enjoying or requiring much food: a hearty appetite. b. Providing abundant nourishment; substantial: a hearty meal. n. pl. heart·ies 1. A good fellow; a comrade. 2. A sailor.
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hearty Adjective [heartier, heartiest] 1. warm, friendly, and enthusiastic 2. strongly felt: a hearty dislike 3. (of a meal) substantial and nourishing heartily adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | hearty - showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome"warm - psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" | | 2. | hearty - providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" | | 3. | hearty - endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" | | 4. | hearty - consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" | | 5. | hearty - without reservation; "hearty support"complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
hearty adjective 1. friendly, genial, warm, generous, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, cordial, affable, ebullient, jovial, effusive, unreserved, back-slapping << OPPOSITE cool adjective 4. healthy, well, strong, sound, active, hardy, robust, vigorous, energetic, hale, alive and kicking, right as rain Brit. ( informal) << OPPOSITE frail
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