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warm-hearted

or warm·heart·ed

[ wawrm-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈwɔrmˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.

Origin of warm-hearted

First recorded in 1490–1500

SYNONYMS FOR warm-hearted

sympathetic, compassionate, kind; enthusiastic, fervent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM warm-hearted

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

Words nearby warm-hearted

warm up, warm welcome, warm-blooded, warm-blooded animals, warm-down, warm-hearted, warmed-over, warmed-up, warmer-upper, warming pan, warminster broom

Example sentences from the Web for warm-hearted

In the House, Republicans passed the budget by 219-206 with the warm-hearted help of 57 Democrats.

Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving |P. J. O’Rourke |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If Kim Jong-il was dictatorial, sociopathic, and inhumane, Vaclav Havel was a freedom-loving, warm-hearted humanist.

Paul Begala Asks Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright About Vaclav Havel |Paul Begala |December 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Edith was a fascinating character, at once a strict fundamentalist and a sophisticated, warm-hearted aesthete.

The Christian-Right Whistleblower |Michelle Goldberg |June 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Gentle and genial, simple and warm-hearted, how full of anxiety must have been his life in the days which followed.

McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896 |Various

The plantation was in the hands of a warm-hearted Christian gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Norton.

The Boys of '61 |Charles Carleton Coffin.
The kind, warm-hearted Miss Edmond came flying upstairs, and was breathless when she delivered them.

The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two |Harriette Wilson
She was warm-hearted, impulsive, and quick to show gratitude.

The Living Link |James De Mille
Archie is a most warm-hearted, loving, cunning little goose.

Letters to His Children |Theodore Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for warm-hearted

warm-hearted

adjective

kindly, generous, forgiving, or readily sympathetic

Derived forms of warm-hearted

warm-heartedly, adverb warm-heartedness, noun