hearty meaning and definition

HEARTY adjective

Definition of hearty (adjective)

1. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
   • "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome"
2. providing abundant nourishment
   • "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
   • synonyms: satisfying, solid, square, substantial
3. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
   • "a hearty glow of health"
   • synonyms: full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded
4. consuming abundantly and with gusto
   • "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
5. without reservation
   • "hearty support"