goodhearted
See also: good-hearted
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/
Adjective
editgoodhearted (comparative more goodhearted, superlative most goodhearted)
- kind, generous and altruistic
- 1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow[1], pages 45–46:
- She saw that Velvin, if a stubborn man, was a very simple and very goodhearted one, and she prided herself on her skill in sweetly reasonable persuasion of the lower classes.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
- warm-hearted
Translations
editkind, generous and altruistic
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