warm-hearted
or warm·heart·ed
[wawrm-hahr-tid]
- having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
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Origin of warm-hearted
First recorded in 1490–1500
Synonyms
See more synonyms for warm-hearted on Thesaurus.comsympathetic, compassionate, kind; enthusiastic, fervent.
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Examples from the Web for warm-hearted
Contemporary Examples
In the House, Republicans passed the budget by 219-206 with the warm-hearted help of 57 Democrats.
If Kim Jong-il was dictatorial, sociopathic, and inhumane, Vaclav Havel was a freedom-loving, warm-hearted humanist.
Edith was a fascinating character, at once a strict fundamentalist and a sophisticated, warm-hearted aesthete.
Historical Examples
King or no king, the most warm-hearted man on earth, let the other be who he will.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
He is a warm-hearted and an impulsive man, and the dearest and best father in the world.
Southern Lights and ShadowsVarious
His hymns prove that he was also an earnest and warm-hearted Christian.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of DenmarkJens Christian Aaberg
But they little knew either you or me, my warm-hearted friends!
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2)Charles James Lever
You are as first I knew you, generous, warm-hearted, and kind.
Sir Jasper CarewCharles James Lever
warm-hearted
- kindly, generous, forgiving, or readily sympathetic
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