hearty

B1 Topic:Describing People

US /ˈhɑɹti/ UK /ˈhɑːti/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #15222

Meanings

1

adj
Warm, friendly, and sincere.

They gave us a hearty welcome at the door.
2

adj
(of food) Large and filling.

After the hike we enjoyed a hearty meal of stew and bread.
3

adj
Full of energy and good health.

He has a hearty appetite and finishes every plate.
4

adj
Strong and complete, without holding back.

The plan received hearty support from the whole team.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · warm, friendly, and sincere. cordial friendly warm heartfelt

3 adj · full of energy and good... lusty robust

Opposites

heartless unhearty

Word family

Forms heartierheartiest

Derived forms heartily heartinessoverheartyparty-heartysuperheartyunheartilyunhearty

Common collocations

hearty laugh Adjective + noun

Etymology

Equivalent to heart + -y.

*ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing People Describing Qualities

# hearty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈhɑɹti
**IPA (UK):** ˈhɑːti
**Frequency rank:** 15222

## Meanings
1. Warm, friendly, and sincere.
2. (of food) Large and filling.
3. Full of energy and good health.
4. Strong and complete, without holding back.

## Examples
- They gave us a hearty welcome at the door.
- After the hike we enjoyed a hearty meal of stew and bread.
- He has a hearty appetite and finishes every plate.
- The plan received hearty support from the whole team.

## Antonyms
- heartless
- unhearty

## Derived Forms
- heartily
- heartiness
- overhearty
- party-hearty
- superhearty
- unheartily
- unhearty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱerd-

## Etymology
Equivalent to heart + -y.

## AI Etymology
Hearty is equivalent to heart + -y. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *ḱerd- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main senses are “Warm, friendly, and sincere” and “(of food) Large and filling”.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Describing Qualities

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