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English
Etymology
From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted.
Pronunciation
Adjective
goodhearted (comparative more goodhearted, superlative most goodhearted)
- kind, generous and altruistic
1921, Anthony Wharton, chapter 3, in Joan of Overbarrow, pages 45–46:She saw that Velvin, if a stubborn man, was a very simple and very goodhearted one, and she prided herself on her skill in sweetly reasonable persuasion of the lower classes.
Synonyms
Translations
kind, generous and altruistic