goodhearted

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɡʊdˈhɑrtɪd/ UK /ˌɡʊdˈhɑːtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
kind and generous in disposition

The goodhearted farmer always shared his harvest with neighbors.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · kind and generous in... kindhearted benevolent kind generous compassionate good-natured

Opposites

coldheartedcruel malicious unkind

Word family

Derived forms goodheartedlygoodheartedness

Related forms good heart

Etymology

A compound of good + hearted. Good is from Old English gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz; heart is from Old English heorte.

gōd Old English heorte Old English

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# goodhearted

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɡʊdˈhɑrtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɡʊdˈhɑːtɪd/

## Meanings
1. kind and generous in disposition

## Examples
- The goodhearted farmer always shared his harvest with neighbors.

## Synonyms
- kindhearted
- benevolent
- kind
- generous
- compassionate
- good-natured

## Antonyms
- coldhearted
- cruel
- malicious
- unkind

## Derived Forms
- goodheartedly
- goodheartedness

## Related Forms
- good
- heart

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gōd
- Root: heorte

## Etymology
A compound of good + hearted. Good is from Old English gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz; heart is from Old English heorte.

## AI Etymology
Goodhearted is a compound of good + hearted. Good is from Old English gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz; heart is from Old English heorte. The etymological trail includes Old English gōd and Old English heorte. As an adjective, goodhearted describes what is kind and generous in disposition. The same family is visible in derived forms such as goodheartedly and goodheartedness and related forms such as good and heart. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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