Good-hearted

//ɡʊd.hɑː.təd// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Kind and well-intentioned. idiomatic

    "Good-hearted fellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger."

Adjective
  1. 1
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity wordnet

Synonyms

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amiablebenevolentbenigncharitableconsiderategood

Example

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"Good-hearted women are always beautiful, but beautiful women are not always good-hearted."

Etymology

From Middle English gode herted.

Related phrases

good-heartedly

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