Standard Lemma guide

goodhearted

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
  • General-American: /ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/

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adj

Meaning 1

kind, generous and altruistic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: добър (dobǎr) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Bulgarian: добродушен (dobrodušen) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好心 (hǎoxīn) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Czech: dobrosrdečný — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Danish: godhjertet — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Finnish: hyväsydäminen — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Greek: καλόκαρδος (kalókardos) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Hungarian: jószívű — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Khün: ᨧᩱᨯᩦ — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Lao: ໃຈດີ (chai dī) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • : ᦺᦈᦡᦲ (ṫsayḋii) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Romanian: bun la inimă — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Romanian: bună la inimă — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Russian: добросерде́чный (dobroserdéčnyj) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Shan: ၸႂ်လီ (tsǎue lǐi) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Slovak: dobrosrdečný — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Swedish: godhjärtad — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Thai: ใจดี (jai-dii) — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Northern Thai: ᨧᩱᨯᩦ — kind, generous and altruistic
  • Ukrainian: добросе́рдий (dobrosérdyj) — kind, generous and altruistic