hearty

1. superl. 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. Source: opted

2. superl. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber. Source: opted

3. superl. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal. Source: opted

4. n. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Source: opted

5. adj. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness Source: wordnet

6. adj. providing abundant nourishment Source: wordnet

7. adj. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health Source: wordnet

8. adj. consuming abundantly and with gusto Source: wordnet

9. adj. deeply felt Source: wordnet

10. 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. Syn. -- 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. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens. Source: webster

11. Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiaraddress and fellowship among sailors. Dickens. Source: adambom

12. j:100 s. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness s. providing abundant nourishment s. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health s. consuming abundantly and with gusto Source: ecdict

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