hearty

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːti/

adjective (heartier, heartiest)

  • 1loudly vigorous and cheerful: a hearty and boisterous character he sang in a hearty baritone
  • (of a feeling or an opinion) deeply or strongly felt: he expressed his hearty agreement hearty congratulations
  • (of a person) strong and healthy: a formidably hearty spinster of fifty-five
  • 2(of food) wholesome and substantial: evening meals of good, hearty Swiss cooking
  • (of a person’s appetite) robust and healthy: Jim goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner

noun (plural hearties)

British informal
  • 1a vigorously cheerful and sporty person: climbers and haversack-touting hearties
  • 2 (usually me hearties) a form of address ascribed to sailors.

Derivatives

heartiness

noun