free-hearted

American  

[free-hahr-tid] / ˈfriˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

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

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free-hearted British  

adjective

1. frank and spontaneous; open; generous

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Other Word Forms

• free-heartedly adverb
• free-heartedness noun

Etymology

Origin of free-hearted

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

Example Sentences

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

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 Hocking, Joseph

At the beginning of the feast the king’s brow was clouded, for, although there was no lack of merriment or song, there was a want of the free-hearted courtesy and confidence of former days.

From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

But there, also, little was known of his father, only that the peasants on the estate remembered him lovingly as a free-hearted gentleman.

From The Eye of Dread by Erskine, Payne

He was a fine, frank, free-hearted young fellow, one of the most easily likable of youngsters, and we were on friendly terms together before the first evening was over.

From Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by Murray, David Christie