different between amicable vs hearty

English

Etymology

From Late Latin am?c?bilis (“friendly”); see amiable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.m?.k?.b?l/

Adjective

amicable (comparative more amicable, superlative most amicable)

1. Showing friendliness or goodwill.

   They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.

   He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.

Usage notes

Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.

Derived terms

Related terms

• amiable
• amity

Translations

References

Further reading

• amicable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amicable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• amicable at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Equivalent to heart +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??ti/
• Hyphenation: hearty
• Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Adjective

hearty (comparative heartier, superlative heartiest)

1. warm and cordial towards another person
   • c. 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent, Act IV, scene I:

     We, full of hearty tears / For our good father's loss
2. Energetic, active or eager.
3. Cheerful, vivacious.

4. Exhibiting strength; firm

5. Promoting strength; nourishing.
   • 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xiv:

     I launched out in search of a vegetarian restaurant. […] I would trot ten or twelve miles each day, go into a cheap restaurant and eat my fill of bread, but would never be satisfied. During these wanderings I once hit on a vegetarian restaurant in Farringdon Street. The sight of it filled me with the same joy that a child feels on getting a thing after its own heart. Before I entered I noticed books for sale exhibited under a glass window near the door. I saw among them Salt's Plea for Vegetarianism. This I purchased for a shilling and went straight to the dining room. This was my first hearty meal since my arrival in England.

Synonyms

• sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.

Derived terms

• heartily
• heartiness

Translations

Noun

hearty (plural hearties)

1. (obsolete or humorous nautical) a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.

Anagrams

• Hayter, Thayer, aethyr, earthy, yearth