hearty

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

- a hearty welcome

Similar word(s): warm

2. providing abundant nourishment

- a hearty meal

Similar word(s): wholesome, satisfying, solid, square, substantial

3. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health

- a hearty glow of health

Similar word(s): healthy, lusty

4. consuming abundantly and with gusto

- a hearty (or healthy) appetite

Similar word(s): healthy

5. without reservation

- hearty support

Similar word(s): complete

Sentences with hearty as an adjective:

- a hearty welcome;

- a hearty handshake;

- hearty food;

noun

1. (obsolete or humorous nautical) a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.