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high-heartedness en · NOUN

Etymology

From high-hearted + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Courage or nobility; heroism.
    • It was the high-heartedness of people which had won the war. It would be the high-heartedness of men and women which would bring sanity and serenity to a troubled world. 2006, Temple Bailey, The Trumpeter Swan, →ISBN, page 169:
  2. (uncountable) Liveliness, passion, or vivacity.
    • In the four months following his review of The Homilies, we have a detailed record of Wesley's unremitting diligence, his intermittent anxieties and only occasional moments of joy and high-heartedness. 1980, John Wesley, A. C. Outler, John Wesley, →ISBN, page 16:
    • “I do not know, unless it is for your charms and high-heartedness, which draw people to you. 2013, Cynthia Voigt, Elske: A Novel of the Kingdom, →ISBN:

Translations (1)

pl heroizm (courage or nobility; heroism)