warm-hearted

or warm·heart·ed

[ wawrm-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈwɔrmˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.

OTHER WORDS FOR warm-hearted

sympathetic, compassionate, kind; enthusiastic, fervent.

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Origin of warm-hearted

First recorded in 1490–1500

OTHER WORDS FROM warm-hearted

warm-heart·ed·ly, adverbwarm-heart·ed·ness, noun

How to use warm-hearted in a sentence

Terry Lee Loewen was just a laid-back, warmhearted avionics technician—or so his family thought.
Terry Lee Loewen, the Mellow Kansas Man Who Dreamed of Jihad|Michael Daly|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The man emerged completely warmhearted, with humility of spirit and with a deeper philosophy,” she said.
Portrait of FDR as a Young Man: How He Became a Radical|Harvey J. Kaye|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was remarkably communicative, open and warmhearted, with a propensity towards considerable extravagance of speech.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
She stopped short, because she did not wish the child—so young, so sweet, so warmhearted—to be disillusioned.
Angel Unawares|C. N. Williamson

Only the joyous and warmhearted Lablache was left of her old comrades to welcome her back to the scene of her old triumphs.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris
In 1793 the warmhearted and determined little boy saved a woman's life.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 1. The Emigrant Literature|Georg Brandes
Anything of the unusual at once appealed to the warmhearted, impulsive, somewhat eccentric, lady.
Madame Flirt|Charles E. Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for warm-hearted

warm-hearted

adjective

kindly, generous, forgiving, or readily sympathetic

Derived forms of warm-hearted

warm-heartedly, adverbwarm-heartedness, noun

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warm-hearted

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Origin of warm-hearted

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How to use warm-hearted in a sentence

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