hearty Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- gave us a cordial reception
- a hearty welcome
adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
solid; substantial; square; satisfying.
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
lusty; red-blooded; full-blooded.
- a hearty glow of health
adjective satellite consuming abundantly and with gusto
- a hearty (or healthy) appetite
adjective satellite without reservation
- hearty support

comparative Heartier ; superlative Heartiest

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.
Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber.
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.

plural Hearties

Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens.