goodhearted

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See also: good-hearted

English

Etymology

good +‎ hearted

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
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Adjective

goodhearted (comparative more goodhearted, superlative most goodhearted)

  1. kind, generous and altruistic
    • 1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow[1], pages 45-46:
      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.

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