Definition of "hearty" in English

adjective

1. Warm and cordial towards another person.

   • a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government.

2. Energetic, active or eager.

   • a hearty appetite

3. Cheerful; vivacious.

   • a hearty fellow

4. Exhibiting strength; firm; courageous.

   • a hearty handshake; a hearty timber

5. Promoting strength; nourishing.

   • hearty food
   • I launched out in search of a vegetarian restaurant. […] I would trot ten or twelve miles each day, go into a cheap restaurant and eat my fill of bread, but would never be satisfied. During these wanderings I once hit on a vegetarian restaurant in Farringdon Street. The sight of it filled me with the same joy that a child feels on getting a thing after its own heart. Before I entered I noticed books for sale exhibited under a glass window near the door. I saw among them Salt's Plea for Vegetarianism. This I purchased for a shilling and went straight to the dining room. This was my first hearty meal since my arrival in England.

noun

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