goodhearted

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/ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/US/ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/

adjective

kind, generous and altruistic

Similar
warm-hearted
OriginMiddle English gode herted →
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Meanings

adjectivegoodhearted (comparative more goodhearted, superlative most goodhearted)

comparative more goodhearted · superlative most goodhearted · alternative good-hearted

  1. kind, generous and altruistic

    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.

    1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow, pages 45–46

    Synonyms: warm-hearted

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivekind, generous and altruistic

Similar
warm-hearted
Also see
affectionatedearheartykindheartedlovingphilanthropicwarm-hearted

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgode herted
  2. Englishgoodhearted

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

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Translations

Bulgarian добър, добродушен
  • добър (dobăr)kind, generous and altruistic
  • добродушен (dobrodušen)kind, generous and altruistic
Chinese Mandarin 好心
  • 好心 (hǎoxīn)kind, generous and altruistic
Czech dobrosrdečný
  • dobrosrdečnýkind, generous and altruistic
Danish godhjertet
  • godhjertetkind, generous and altruistic
Finnish hyväsydäminen
  • hyväsydäminenkind, generous and altruistic
Greek καλόκαρδος
  • καλόκαρδος (kalókardos)kind, generous and altruistic
Hungarian jószívű
  • jószívűkind, generous and altruistic
Romanian bun la inimă, bună la inimă
  • bun la inimăkind, generous and altruistic
  • bună la inimăkind, generous and altruistic
Russian добросерде́чный
  • добросерде́чный (dobroserdéčnyj)kind, generous and altruistic
Slovak dobrosrdečný
  • dobrosrdečnýkind, generous and altruistic
Swedish godhjärtad
  • godhjärtadkind, generous and altruistic
Thai ใจดี
  • ใจดี (jai-dii)kind, generous and altruistic
Ukrainian добросе́рдий
  • добросе́рдий (dobrosérdyj)kind, generous and altruistic
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APA

goodhearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodhearted

MLA

“goodhearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodhearted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goodhearted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodhearted.

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