"good-hearted" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/, /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-good-hearted.ogg [Australia] Forms: more good-hearted [comparative], better-hearted [comparative], most good-hearted [superlative], best-hearted [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English gode herted. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gode herted}} Middle English gode herted Head templates: {{en-adj|more|better-hearted|sup2=best-hearted}} good-hearted (comparative more good-hearted or better-hearted, superlative most good-hearted or best-hearted)
  1. (idiomatic) Kind and well-intentioned. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: goodhearted
    Sense id: en-good-hearted-en-adj-29YaOPuD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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