Goodhearted

//ɡʊd.hɑː.təd// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    kind, generous and altruistic

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted.

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