Meaning of good-hearted | Babel Free

Definitions

Kind and well-intentioned.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Good-hearted fellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger.”

“It’s sweet of you to forgive⟳ her, Emily dear. You are better-hearted than I am. I’m afraid I could never pardon any one who had made me such a laughing stock⟳.”

“‘My pa is the best-hearted man in all of London,’ Lottie said, spooning pease pudding onto the plates. ‘He’s never turned anyone from the door or walked past a beggar on the streets.’”

“But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense⟳ that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say⟳ no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer⟳ behind it.”

CEFR level