free-hearted

[ free-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. light-hearted; spontaneous; frank; generous.

free-hearted

adjective

1. frank and spontaneous; open; generous

Derived Forms

• ˌfree-ˈheartedly, adverb
• ˌfree-ˈheartedness, noun

Other Words From

• free-hearted·ly adverb
• free-hearted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of free-hearted¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, free-hearted is from Middle English free herted. See free, hearted

Example Sentences

Be an honest, free-hearted, companionable girl, and put sentimentality out of mind.

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Her figure and air, her habits of gesture and step, and carriage of the head, were those of the free-hearted maid of the seignory.

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He was a bold, free-hearted, jovial lad, who loved to frolic over the gardens and grounds round the British Museum.

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For kindliness: were not his comrades a good set of brave, free-hearted lads, and was not he the favourite among them?

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After the strain of the "mid-year Exams" in February, they lived a free-hearted life.

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