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good-hearted

or good·heart·ed

[ goo d-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈgʊdˈhɑr tɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR good-hearted ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.

Words nearby good-hearted

good usage, good word, good works, good-fellowship, good-for-nothing, good-hearted, good-humored, good-humoured, good-king-henry, good-looker, good-looking

Origin of good-hearted

First recorded in 1545–55

OTHER WORDS FROM good-hearted

good-heart·ed·ly, good·heart·ed·ly, adverbgood-heart·ed·ness, good·heart·edness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for good-hearted

The whole thing seemed so gracious and good-hearted, and remarkably wise, too.
From David Letterman to Oprah, the Best TV Goodbye Announcements (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Los Angeles was just a big, dry, sunny place with ugly homes and no style, but good-hearted and peaceful.
John Banville’s Terrible Idea to Write a New Novel on Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe|Malcolm Jones|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I am a good-hearted person and a very loyal friend, and I know you will see that if you write me.
Death-Row Pen Pals|Deidre Depke|November 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Catrine's a good lass enough, and a good-hearted, and lets herself be deaved all day with a runt of an auld wife like me.
David Balfour, Second Part|Robert Louis Stevenson

The good-hearted soul took infinite trouble in his rough way to fulfil the pledge he had given.
The Shellback's Progress|Walter Runciman
Now the gaoler had a daughter, a pleasant wench and good-hearted, who assisted her father in the lighter duties of his post.
The Wind in the Willows|Kenneth Grahame
Notwithstanding this detractive feature, Mistress Betty was a good-hearted soul.
Ande Trembath|Matthew Stanley Kemp
There's something so ready about him, and he's so kind and good-hearted as well as clever.
The Twelfth Hour|Ada Leverson

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