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hearty
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heart·y  (härt)
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.

hearti·ness n.

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 3. substantial, filling, ample, square, solid, nourishing, sizable or sizeable
adjective 4. healthy, well, strong, sound, active, hardy, robust, vigorous, energetic, hale, alive and kicking, right as rain Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE frail
Translations
Spanish hearty [ˈhɑːtɪ] adjcordial
French hearty [ˈhɑːtɪ] adjchaleureux/euse; [appetite] → solide; [dislike] → cordial(e); [meal] → copieux/euse
German hearty [ˈhɑːtɪ] heart adj (person) → laut und herzlich;
(laugh, appetite) → herzhaft;
(welcome) → herzlich;
(dislike) → tief;
(support) → ungeteilt

Italian hearty [ˈhɑːtɪ] adjcaloroso/a, robusto/a, sano/a; vigoroso/a

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