Standard Lemma guide

heartily

adv · 3 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtɪli/
  • General-American: /ˈhɑɹtɪli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 R T AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a hearty manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • eat heartily
  • greet someone heartily

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with gusto and without reservation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the boy threw himself heartily into his work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a hearty manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `Yes,' the children chorused heartily
  • We welcomed her warmly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cordially, warmly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English hertely, herteliche, heorteliche, from Old English ġeheortlīċe (“whole-heartedly, vigorously”), equivalent to hearty + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: искрено (iskreno) — in a hearty manner
  • Bulgarian: сърдечно (sǎrdečno) — in a hearty manner
  • Finnish: sydämellisesti — in a hearty manner
  • Finnish: lämpimästi — in a hearty manner
  • French: chaleureusement — in a hearty manner
  • French: chaudement — in a hearty manner
  • Georgian: გულითადად (gulitadad) — in a hearty manner
  • German: herzlich — in a hearty manner
  • Hungarian: szívesen — in a hearty manner
  • Hungarian: szívélyesen — in a hearty manner
  • Italian: caldamente — in a hearty manner
  • Italian: sentitamente — in a hearty manner
  • Italian: giovialmente — in a hearty manner
  • Latin: frāternē — in a hearty manner
  • Norman: tchoeuthuement — in a hearty manner
  • Polish: serdecznie — in a hearty manner
  • Portuguese: cordialmente — in a hearty manner
  • Russian: серде́чно (serdéčno) — in a hearty manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: ср̏да̄чно — in a hearty manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȑdāčno — in a hearty manner
  • Lower Sorbian: wutšobnje — in a hearty manner
  • Spanish: con ganas — in a hearty manner
  • Ukrainian: серде́чно (serdéčno) — in a hearty manner