Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: free--heart-ed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of freehearted.

Example Sentences

"I was not made of sugar, I was no mollycoddle to be afraid of an ill-aired bed or a sprinkle of snow; and I would knock upon the table with my fist and call for t'other bottle, like the noisy and free-hearted young gentleman I was."
"He was simply one of those many thousand England yearly turns out from her public schools of fine, dashing, free-hearted, careless boys, whose most marked feature in character is a wholesome horror of all that is mean or shabby."

Etymology

From free + hearted.

Inflected Forms

more free-hearted (comparative) most free-hearted (superlative)

Phrases

free-heartedly free-heartedness

Questions

What does free-hearted mean?: Alternative form of freehearted.
Where does free-hearted come from?: From free + hearted.

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