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
All very well for the free-hearted lunchers to sit, diverted, getting oratorical pointers from the monologue into which Ten Euyck had plunged!
From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia
He was still amiable and uncomplaining; but his elasticity, his free-hearted joyousness was gone.
From A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren by Charless, Charlotte Taylor Blow
"Brave, did mademoiselle say?" he echoed; "mon Dieu! he was gallant, gay, free-hearted, helas! that the ladies should love such an Apollo."
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
Poor little wiry weedy Nell!—what a genuine, free-hearted, jolly little lass it is!
From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville
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