Hearty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

providing abundant nourishment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːti/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹɾi/.

Examples

gave us a cordial reception
a hearty welcome
a hearty meal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

solid substantial satisfying full-blooded lusty square red-blooded

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing warm and heartfelt friendliness “gave us a cordial reception”
adjective	providing abundant nourishment “a hearty meal”
adjective	endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health “a hearty glow of health”
adjective	consuming abundantly and with gusto “a hearty (or healthy) appetite”
adjective	without reservation “hearty support”

Word Forms

heart	noun	a positive feeling of liking
heartiness	noun	the quality of hearty sincerity
substantialness	noun	the quality of being substantial or having substance
lustiness	noun	the property of being strong and healthy in constitution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herzhaft

zeigt warme und herzliche Freundlichkeit

🇫🇷French

copieux

faire preuve d'une gentillesse chaleureuse et sincère

🇪🇸Spanish

abundante

mostrando una amistad cálida y sincera

🇮🇹Italian

abbondante

mostrando una cordialità calorosa e sincera

🇳🇱Dutch

hartelijk

warme en oprechte vriendelijkheid tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

saudável

mostrando simpatia calorosa e sincera

🇷🇺Russian

сердечный

проявляя теплое и искреннее дружелюбие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हार्दिक

गर्मजोशी और हार्दिक मित्रता दिखा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্তরিক

উষ্ণ এবং আন্তরিক বন্ধুত্ব দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

இதயம் நிறைந்த

அன்பான மற்றும் இதயப்பூர்வமான நட்பைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

హృదయపూర్వక

వెచ్చని మరియు హృదయపూర్వక స్నేహపూర్వకతను చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

हार्दिक

उबदार आणि मनापासून मैत्री दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાર્દિક

હૂંફાળું અને હૃદયપૂર્વકની મિત્રતા દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ

ಬೆಚ್ಚಗಿನ ಮತ್ತು ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಸ್ನೇಹಪರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൃദ്യമായ

ഊഷ്മളവും ഹൃദയംഗമവുമായ സൗഹൃദം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਲੋਂ

ਨਿੱਘੀ ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلدار

گرمجوشی اور دلی دوستی کا مظاہرہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

爽朗

表现出热情和真诚的友善

🇯🇵Japanese

心のこもった

温かく心からの親しみを示す

🇰🇷Korean

많은

따뜻하고 진심 어린 우정을 보여주는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiệt tình

thể hiện sự thân thiện nồng nhiệt và chân thành

🇹🇭Thai

สหาย

แสดงออกถึงความเป็นมิตรอันอบอุ่นและจริงใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

hangat

menunjukkan keramahan yang hangat dan sepenuh hati

🇵🇭Filipino

nakabubusog

nagpapakita ng mainit at taos-pusong pagkamagiliw

🇲🇾Malay

sepenuh hati

menunjukkan kemesraan yang mesra dan ikhlas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القلبية

إظهار الود الدافئ والصادق

🇮🇷Persian

دلچسب

نشان دادن صمیمیت گرم و صمیمانه

🇹🇷Turkish

içten

sıcak ve içten bir dostluk gösteriyorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבָבִי

מראה ידידותיות חמה ולבבית

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