hearty

Examples

• All

• What we all need is a good hearty meal.

  To All a Goodnight (1980)

• Need a warm and hearty meal for cool nights in the fall?

  Blog text (11)

• I am going to go home, and I am going to fix you a good hearty dinner.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Be sure to stop in for a hearty lunch on this election day!

  Blog text (8)

• I'll need a good, hearty breakfast under me belt.

  Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

• His mother somehow cooked and served a hearty lunch for about 20.

  Blog text (31)

• There's nothing like a hearty breakfast to start the day off.

  The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)

• On the day he had to go back to Inos, they got up earlier than usual and had a hearty breakfast.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The soups looked hearty and satisfying, and the ciabatta served with it was fresh and springy.

  Blog text (24)

• Mother McCrone's words were indeed an invitation to dine, and the travelers sat down to a plain but hearty meal.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

S

solid

vshearty

525 3.0

Strong and dependable, trusted for quality

applies to nourishing food specifically and to being filling

S

substantial

vshearty

394 5.0

Large in amount, size, or importance

is specifically about being nourishing and satisfying

R

rich

vshearty

73 3.0

Having a lot of fat or sugar so it feels heavy

is more about being nourishing and filling, not necessarily heavy

N

nutritious

vshearty

46 2.8

Food that gives the body what it needs to grow and stay healthy

focuses more on being filling and plentiful than nutrient content

S

square

vshearty

9 2.3

Big and filling so it satisfies your hunger

emphasizes abundant nourishment and filling quality

N

nutritive

vshearty

1 5.5

Food or drink that gives the body what it needs to grow and stay healthy

stresses abundant, satisfying food rather than just nutrient provision

R

rich and hearty

vshearty

1 3.2

Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling

is more about abundant nourishment and being filling

Antonyms

I

insubstantial

9 6.8

Not solid or strong and not filling

L

light

6 2.8

Not doing or using something in large amounts

Idioms

H

hale and hearty

2 4.6

Healthy and strong, especially for their age

Compounds

H

hearty breakfast

2 1.6

A filling morning meal with foods like eggs and toast

H

hearty meal

2 1.6

A large filling meal that makes you feel full and warm

H

hearty laugh

2 2.7

A loud, warm laugh that shows real happiness

H

hearty stew

1 2.7

A thick, filling soup with meat and vegetables, often with beans or rice

R

rich and hearty

1 3.2

Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling

H

hearty broth

2.7

A rich soup made with meat, vegetables, or grains that fills you up

H

hearty meat sauce

2.3

A rich, filling pasta sauce made with a lot of meat, tomatoes and herbs

H

hearty rumbullion

• Archaic

9.9

A loud, happy party with much eating, drinking, and dancing

H

hearty square meal

2.6

A large filling meal that gives you energy

H

hearty tucker

• UK

8.9

A large warm meal that fills you up

How Filling

substantial

394 5.0

hearty

13 2.7

satisfying

1 2.2

light

6 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology