free-hearted
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of free-hearted
First recorded in 1350–1400, free-hearted is from Middle English free herted. See free, hearted
Example Sentences
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Since Heine was a Jew and passionately self-conscious about it, the uncertainty of the atmosphere led to unpredictable twists in his character, making him by turns suspicious and open-spirited, free-hearted and crabbedly vindictive.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he was a bright, free-hearted boy now, nearly twenty, and his father loved him, and the two were harmonious and were companions for each other.
From True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin by H. Winthrop Pierce
He began in a very Irish fashion; for, being an unaffected, frank, and free-hearted fellow himself, he knew how to touch the feelings of those who possess such qualities.
From Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes by Samuel Lover
His mind went back to the time when he, a free-hearted lad, went on a walking tour with some other fellows among the English lakes, and then on to Scotland.
From The Day of Judgment by Joseph Hocking
There’s something in a noble boy, A brave, free-hearted, careless one; With his uncheck’d, unbidden joy, His dread of books and love of fun.
From Holiday House A Series of Tales by Catherine Sinclair
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