high-hearted

adjective

1

: full of courage or nobility : high-spirited

high-hearted language

—Archibald MacLeish

2

: full of gaiety : insouciant, lighthearted

a high-hearted junket

—Huntting's Monthly List

high-heartedly adverb

high-heartedness noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Middle English highe herted

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

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