free-hearted

[ free-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈfriˈhɑr tɪd /

light-hearted; spontaneous; frank; generous.

Origin of free-hearted

First recorded in 1350–1400, free-hearted is from the Middle English word free herted. See free, hearted

free-heart·ed·ly, adverb free-heart·ed·ness, noun

They had need to be abundant and free-hearted, since they stand in that region for the whole thrush family.

Spring notes from Tennessee |Bradford Torrey
Nevertheless in a free-hearted way she urged the visitors to refresh themselves.

The Brownies and Prince Florimel |Palmer Cox
Is free-hearted and obliging and I never knew of his having an enemy.

Diary of an Enlisted Man |Lawrence Van Alstyne
He was such a good-natured, free-hearted fellow, that every body liked him, even his creditors.

Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) |Maria Edgeworth

Drummond indulged in the free-hearted laugh of a youth to whom life is still rather a good joke.

A Rock in the Baltic |Robert Barr

free-hearted

frank and spontaneous; open; generous

free-heartedly, adverb free-heartedness, noun