Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Showing warm, sincere, and enthusiastic feelings: Used to describe a welcome, greeting, or person that is very friendly, genuine, and full of good feeling.
   • Strong and healthy; vigorous: Describes a person who is in good physical health, often with a robust appearance or constitution.
   • Substantial and satisfying; providing abundant nourishment: Used to describe a large, satisfying meal that makes one feel full and well-fed.
   • Done with or showing wholehearted sincerity; without reservation: Describes support, approval, or an action given fully and genuinely.

Usage Examples

• Showing warm feelings:
  • They gave us a hearty welcome when we arrived.
  • He is known for his hearty laugh and friendly nature.
• Strong and healthy:
  • Despite his age, he remains hale and hearty.
  • She had a hearty glow after her vacation.
• Substantial and satisfying:
  • After the hike, we sat down to a hearty meal of stew and bread.
  • Breakfast was a hearty affair with eggs, bacon, and pancakes.
• Done with sincerity:
  • The proposal received hearty approval from the committee.
  • Please accept my hearty congratulations on your success.

Advanced Usage

• "Hale and hearty": A common idiom meaning very healthy and strong, especially for someone who is older.
  • My grandfather is still hale and hearty at ninety years old.
• "To give a hearty hand" / "A hearty round of applause": To applaud someone with great enthusiasm and sincerity.
  • Let's give a hearty round of applause to our performers tonight.

Variants and Related Words

• Heartily (adverb): In a hearty manner; with enthusiasm, vigor, or sincerity.
  • He laughed heartily at the joke.
  • I heartily agree with your suggestion.
• Heartiness (noun): The quality of being hearty.
  • We appreciated the heartiness of their welcome.

Synonyms

• Cordial: Warm and friendly.
• Robust: Strong and healthy; vigorous.
• Substantial: Of considerable size or strength; nourishing.
• Sincere: Genuine; free from pretense.

Related Phrases

• "My hearties!": (Archaic, nautical) A friendly form of address to fellow sailors, meaning "my friends" or "my comrades."
  • "Come on, my hearties, let's set sail!" the captain shouted.

Adjective

1. without reservation
   • hearty support
2. consuming abundantly and with gusto
   • a hearty (or healthy) appetite
3. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
   • a hearty glow of health
4. providing abundant nourishment
   • a hearty meal
   • good solid food
   • ate a substantial breakfast
   • four square meals a day
5. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
   • gave us a cordial reception
   • a hearty welcome