HEARTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HEARTY?

Need another word that means the same as “hearty”? Find 52 synonyms and 30 related words for “hearty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hearty” are: full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded, satisfying, solid, square, substantial, exuberant, cheerful, jovial, ebullient, backslapping, unreserved, uninhibited, effusive, lively, loud, animated, vivacious, energetic, spirited, dynamic, enthusiastic, eager, wholehearted, heartfelt, sincere, genuine, real, true, unfeigned, complete, total, absolute, thorough, robust, healthy, hardy, hale, hale and hearty, fit, flourishing, blooming, fighting fit, fit as a fiddle, fit as a flea, ample, sizeable, filling, large, abundant, generous

Hearty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Hearty" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hearty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a feeling or an opinion) deeply or strongly felt.
• Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health.
• Consuming abundantly and with gusto.
• Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness.
• (of a person) strong and healthy.
• Providing abundant nourishment.
• (of a person's appetite) robust and healthy.
• (of food) wholesome and substantial.
• Without reservation.
• Loudly vigorous and cheerful.

Synonyms of "Hearty" as an adjective (52 Words)

absolute	(of a ruler) having unrestricted power. Absolute alcohol.
abundant	Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful. The riverbanks were abundant in beautiful wild plants.
ample	Fairly large in size. An ample supply.
animated	Having life or vigor or spirit. An animated cartoon.
backslapping	Vigorously hearty. Those cheerful backslapping journalists.
blooming	Used to express annoyance or for emphasis. It s a blooming good read.
cheerful	Causing happiness by its nature or appearance. A cheerful greeting.
complete	Perfect and complete in every respect having all necessary qualities. A complete accounting.
dynamic	Of or relating to dynamics. The dynamic president of the firm.
eager	Strongly wanting to do or have something. Small eager faces looked up and listened.
ebullient	Joyously unrestrained. She sounded ebullient and happy.
effusive	Relating to the eruption of large volumes of molten rock. Insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship.
energetic	Working hard to promote an enterprise. An energetic group of hikers.
enthusiastic	Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. An enthusiastic response.
exuberant	Produced or growing in extreme abundance. Exuberant over the top sculptures.
fighting fit	Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.
filling	(of food) leaving one with a pleasantly satiated feeling. The full English breakfast was delicious and also very filling.
fit	Physically and mentally sound or healthy. My family keep fit by walking and cycling.
fit as a fiddle	Physically and mentally sound or healthy.
fit as a flea	On the point of or strongly disposed.
flourishing	Developing rapidly and successfully; thriving. Flourishing businesses.
full-blooded	Of unmixed ancestry.
generous	More than is usual or necessary. A generous assessment of his work.
genuine	Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. Genuine leather.
hale	(of an old person) strong and healthy. He s only just sixty very hale and hearty.
hale and hearty	Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
hardy	Able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions. Hardy explorers of northern Canada.
healthy	(of a part of the body) not diseased. Plenty of healthy sleep.
heartfelt	Earnest. Our heartfelt thanks.
jovial	Cheerful and friendly. A jovial old gentleman.
large	Fairly large or important in effect influential. Many large investors are likely to take a different view.
lively	(of a place or atmosphere) full of activity and excitement. A lively homeward passage dodging aircraft and E boats.
loud	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. Her voice was too loud.
real	Coinciding with reality. Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems.
red-blooded	Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health.
robust	Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction. A robust body.
satisfying	Providing abundant nourishment. These are very satisfying books.
sincere	Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions. Sincere friendship.
sizeable	Large in amount or extent or degree. A sizeable apartment.
solid	Of good quality and condition solidly built. Solid blackness.
spirited	Made lively or spirited. A spirited debate.
square	Having the shape or approximate shape of a square. The office was fifteen feet square.
substantial	Providing abundant nourishment. A mere dream neither substantial nor practical.
thorough	Painstakingly careful and accurate. Our accountant is thorough.
total	Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete. A total failure.
true	Of a compass bearing measured relative to true north. I would be true for there are those who trust me.
unfeigned	Genuine; sincere. A broad smile of unfeigned delight.
uninhibited	Expressing one’s feelings or thoughts unselfconsciously and without restraint. Fits of uninhibited laughter.
unreserved	Without reservations; complete. Unreserved behavior.
vivacious	Vigorous and animated. A charming and vivacious hostess.
wholehearted	Showing or characterized by complete sincerity and commitment. Wholehearted commitment.

Usage Examples of "Hearty" as an adjective

• Evening meals of good, hearty Swiss cooking.
• Jim goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner.
• He expressed his hearty agreement.
• A hearty (or healthy) appetite.
• A formidably hearty spinster of fifty-five.
• A hearty meal.
• A hearty glow of health.
• Hearty congratulations.
• Hearty support.
• He sang in a hearty baritone.
• A hearty and boisterous character.
• A hearty welcome.

Associations of "Hearty" (30 Words)

affable	Diffusing warmth and friendliness. An affable smile.
amiable	Disposed to please. An amiable gathering.
amity	A cordial disposition. The presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity.
bray	A sound voice or laugh resembling a bray. The mule uttered its insane bray.
cheerful	Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic. A cheerful greeting.
cordial	Politely warm and friendly. A cordial regard for his visitor s comfort.
crying	Shedding tears. It would be a crying shame to let it all go to waste.
cuddly	Denoting a toy, especially a model of an animal, that is padded or spongy and covered in soft fabric. A cuddly teddybear.
derisive	Expressing contempt or ridicule. He gave a harsh derisive laugh.
extroverted	Not introspective; examining what is outside yourself. She is extroverted confident and gives rousing lectures.
favorable	Presaging or likely to bring good luck. Listened with a favorable ear.
fond	Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. A fond farewell.
friendly	(of relations) not in conflict. A consumer friendly policy.
genial	Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw. The genial sunshine.
glad	Causing happiness. Gave a glad shout.
grin	A broad smile. The skull grinned back at him its eye sockets dark and hollow.
happy	Willing to do something. A happy outcome.
hilarity	Great merriment. His incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity.
hoot	With reference to a car horn siren etc make or cause to make a hoot. There were hoots of derision.
kindly	Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity. Never mind she said kindly.
laughter	The sound of laughing. He roared with laughter.
maniacal	Suffering from mania. A maniacal dictator.
mocking	Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)- Lawrence Durrell. He got jeers and mocking laughter as he addressed the marchers.
smile	Express with a smile. He flashed his most winning smile.
smiling	Smiling with happiness or optimism Lewis Carroll. It s nice to see everyone s smiling faces.
smirk	Smile affectedly or derisively. He smirked in triumph.
snicker	A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; a snigger. He could not evoke a snicker with his jokes.
uproarious	Characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar. Uproarious humour.
warm	An act of warming something or oneself. A warm debate.
wholesome	Sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind. Wholesome food.