free-hearted

[ free-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈfriˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

light-hearted; spontaneous; frank; generous.

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Origin of free-hearted

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

OTHER WORDS FROM free-hearted

free-heart·ed·ly, adverbfree-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby free-hearted

free gift, free gold, free goods, freehand, free-handed, free-hearted, freehold, freeholder, free house, freeing port, free jazz

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How to use free-hearted in a sentence

Be an honest, free-hearted, companionable girl, and put sentimentality out of mind.
What a Young Woman Ought to Know|Mary Wood-Allen
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.
The Road to Frontenac|Samuel Merwin
He was a bold, free-hearted, jovial lad, who loved to frolic over the gardens and grounds round the British Museum.
George Cruikshank's Omnibus|George Cruikshank
For kindliness: were not his comrades a good set of brave, free-hearted lads, and was not he the favourite among them?
Ravenshoe|Henry Kingsley

After the strain of the "mid-year Exams" in February, they lived a free-hearted life.
Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for free-hearted

free-hearted

adjective

frank and spontaneous; open; generous

Derived forms of free-hearted

free-heartedly, adverbfree-heartedness, noun

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