warm-hearted

Or warm·heart·ed

[wawrm-hahr-tid]

adjective

1. having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc..

   a warm-hearted welcome.

   Synonyms: fervent, enthusiastic, kind, compassionate, sympathetic

warm-hearted

adjective

1. kindly, generous, forgiving, or readily sympathetic

Other Word Forms

• warm-heartedly adverb
• warm-heartedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of warm-hearted¹

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

Hee-kyung giggles as she steps into Seoul's new "warm-hearted convenience store".

From BBC

The "warm-hearted convenience stores" followed swiftly, a physical location where the lonely were welcome.

From BBC

"Parks and Rec loved to kind of reckon with the fact that despite the very good intentioned and warm-hearted, generous public servant that was Leslie Knope, and the folks who worked for the city, that the city still existed on indigenous land, and therefore had to account for those violences and that history," Prof Sheppard told the BBC.

From BBC

Jones announced the performer’s death in a January statement mourning the loss of “an incredibly loved, warm-hearted and amazing person.”

From Los Angeles Times

“My Zobanian brother and best friend for over 40 years, George Lowe, has passed away after a long illness. A part of me had also died. He was a supremely talented Artist and Voice actor. A true warm-hearted Genius. Funniest man on Earth too. I’ve stolen jokes from him for decades. He stole some of mine. He was also the voice of Space Ghost and so much more.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• admiring 
• affectionate 
• amiable 
• attentive 
• benevolent 
• caring 
• considerate 
• cordial 
• dear 
• devoted 
• doting 
• earnest 
• faithful 
• friendly 
• generous 
• loyal 
• passionate 
• romantic 
• thoughtful 
• warm