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strong-hearted

strong-hearted is the alternative form of stronghearted.

Meaning of stronghearted

Adjective

stronghearted (comparative more stronghearted, superlative most stronghearted)

  1. Resilient, enduring.
    • To lose two sons in one day was indeed overwhelming and could crack any stronghearted man.2012, Christopher Amatobi, Many Moons Ago in Africa, →ISBN, page 389
  2. Brave, courageous.
    • It is according to the same principles that tyrants declare an irreconcilable hatred for Truth and endeavour to crush those who are stronghearted enough to announce it.1997, Jean Paul de Lagrave, Voltaire's Man in America, →ISBN, page 330

Forms of strong-hearted

comparativemore strong-hearted
superlativemost strong-hearted

Words formed from strong-hearted

Questions about strong-hearted

What is strong-hearted the alternative form of?
Strong-hearted is the alternative form of stronghearted.

Words near strong-hearted in the dictionary

  1. strong-box
  2. strong-boxes
  3. strong-handed
  4. strong-handedly
  5. strong-handedness
  6. strong-hearted
  7. strong-heartedly
  8. strong-heartedness
  9. strong-minded
  10. strong-mindedly
  11. strong-mindedness

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