goodhearted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
- /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted.
Meanings
-
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.
1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow, pages 45–46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more goodhearted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most goodhearted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| good-hearted | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
goodheartedly · goodheartedness
Synonyms
Translations (20)
shn ၸႂ်လီ (kind, generous and altruistic) · bg добър (kind, generous and altruistic) · fi hyväsydäminen (kind, generous and altruistic) · khb ᦺᦈᦡᦲ (kind, generous and altruistic) · nod ᨧᩱᨯᩦ (kind, generous and altruistic) · th ใจดี (kind, generous and altruistic) · da godhjertet (kind, generous and altruistic) · ro bună la inimă (kind, generous and altruistic) · cs dobrosrdečný (kind, generous and altruistic) · sk dobrosrdečný (kind, generous and altruistic) · cmn 好心 (kind, generous and altruistic) · ro bun la inimă (kind, generous and altruistic) · uk добросе́рдий (kind, generous and altruistic) · kkh ᨧᩱᨯᩦ (kind, generous and altruistic) · sv godhjärtad (kind, generous and altruistic) · bg добродушен (kind, generous and altruistic) · ru добросерде́чный (kind, generous and altruistic) · lo ໃຈດີ (kind, generous and altruistic) · hu jószívű (kind, generous and altruistic) · el καλόκαρδος (kind, generous and altruistic)