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warm-hearted

American  
[wawrm-hahr-tid] / ˈwɔrmˈhɑr tɪd /
Or warmhearted

adjective

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

    a warm-hearted welcome.

    Synonyms:
    fervent, enthusiastic, kind, compassionate, sympathetic

warm-hearted British  

adjective

  1. kindly, generous, forgiving, or readily sympathetic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of warm-hearted

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

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“Quiet, intense, intuitive constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of the Cure story,” the band said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

"Quiet, intensive, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, 'Teddy' was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story."

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

It read: "Quiet, intensive, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, 'Teddy' was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story."

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

But after those words - and that smile - he came across as a warm hearted, decent man, who was still deeply in love with his wife and desperately sad that she had gone.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2022

Besides the exercise of mind from this state of facts, I had the painful sensation of being about to separate from a circle of honest and warm hearted friends, in Baltimore.

From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick

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