Showing warm and friendly feelings; enthusiastic and energetic. Can also mean substantial and nourishing when describing food.
From Middle English hearty, from heart + -y suffix. Originally meant 'from the heart' in the 14th century, evolving to describe both emotional warmth and physical vigor by the 16th century.
The word 'hearty' beautifully captures how our ancestors viewed the heart as the seat of both emotion and vitality. When we call someone hearty, we're essentially saying they live with their whole heart engaged.
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