goodhearted

See also: good-hearted

English

Alternative forms

good-hearted

Etymology

From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good +‎ hearted.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/

Adjective

goodhearted (comparative more goodhearted, superlative most goodhearted)

kind, generous and altruistic
- 1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow‎, pages 45–46:
  She saw that Velvin, if a stubborn man, was a very simple and very goodhearted one, and she prided herself on her skill in sweetly reasonable persuasion of the lower classes.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:affectionate
warm-hearted

Translations

kind, generous and altruistic

Bulgarian: добър (bg) (dobǎr), добродушен (bg) (dobrodušen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 好心 (zh) (hǎoxīn)
Czech: dobrosrdečný
Danish: godhjertet
Finnish: hyväsydäminen
Khün: ᨧᩱᨯᩦ
Lao: ໃຈດີ (chai dī)
Lü: ᦺᦈᦡᦲ (ṫsayḋii)
Northern Thai: ᨧᩱᨯᩦ
Romanian: bun la inimă m, bună la inimă f
Shan: ၸႂ်လီ (shn) (tsǎue lǐi)
Slovak: dobrosrdečný
Swedish: godhjärtad (sv)
Thai: ใจดี (th) (jai-dii)

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