highhearted
highhearted is the alternative form of high-hearted.
Meaning of high-hearted
Adjective
high-hearted (comparative more high-hearted, superlative most high-hearted)
- Full of courage or nobleness; heroic.
- A younger man, who had reined up next to the one Miles called "lord," snorted. "If that boy is high-hearted, or a fierce fighter, either, I'll eat his breeks."1995, Gene Wolfe, Storeys from the Old Hotel, →ISBN, page 113
- Full of liveliness and passion, vivacious.
- "She was not exactly a beauty," Emma said of Julia, mentioning that one of Julia's eyes would go out of focus in a cross-eyed condition known as strabismus, “but she was possessed of a lively and pleasing countenance.” There was more to Julia than that: high-hearted, charming, generous, and very...2011, Charles Bracelen Flood, Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year, →ISBN, page 24
Forms of highhearted
| comparative | more highhearted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most highhearted |
Origin of highhearted
From high + hearted.
Words formed from highhearted
Questions about highhearted
- What is highhearted the alternative form of?
- Highhearted is the alternative form of high-hearted.
Words near highhearted in the dictionary
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