good-hearted

adjective

good-heart·​ed ˈgu̇d-ˈhär-təd How to pronounce good-hearted (audio)
: having a kindly generous disposition
good-heartedly adverb
good-heartedness noun

Examples of good-hearted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her character sings, cries and endures a Greek tragedy of a downfall, but instead of being a caricature, Chastain finds the soul of a complex, good-hearted woman. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 Treat Williams as Paley’s husband — the CBS chief executive William S. Paley who, written as a good-hearted philanderer, comes off better than just about anyone else — is fun to watch. Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024 Antonio’s good-hearted partner-in-crime is shot and killed; Antonio himself takes a bullet to the face but miraculously survives, setting him on the path to become El Tragabalas, the bullet-swallowing, vengeance-hungry folk hero. Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024 Samuel has made a movie that imagines a good-hearted sinner slouching toward salvation one desperate measure at a time. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024 Hamm is sympathetic as the traumatized but good-hearted cop. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024 That story, about a good-hearted Nazi and a cluster of Jews who survived, is an anomaly, a heartwarming exception that proves a dreadful rule about human complicity in evil. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023 Jean Stapleton co-starred as Archie’s befuddled, but good-hearted wife, Edith, and Sally Struthers played the Bunkers’ daughter, Gloria, who often clashed with Archie on behalf of her husband. Lynn Elber, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2023 Willie stays lodged in your memory even as the movie shifts to introduce Jerry, a good-hearted septuagenarian who, after a run of bad financial luck, has reluctantly agreed to sell off three of his mom-and-pop funeral homes to the Loewen Group. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of good-hearted was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Good-hearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good-hearted. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

good-hearted

adjective
good-heart·​ed
ˈgu̇d-ˈhärt-əd
: having a kindly generous disposition
good-heartedly adverb
good- heartedness noun
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