good-hearted
/ˌɡʊd ˈhɑːtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण गुड हार्टिड
नेक दिल, दयालु
Core word
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kind and generous to other people
नेक दिल, दयालु
- Radhika is a good-hearted girl who helps everyone in the colony.
- He is rough in manner but good-hearted.
- The good-hearted shopkeeper gave the boy a free pencil.
+ 2 more examples
- She is a good-hearted woman who feeds the stray dogs.
- Her good-hearted nature made her popular in the neighbourhood.
Synonyms kind kind-hearted warm-hearted generous
Opposite cruel hard-hearted mean
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
good-hearted + noun / be good-hearted
It describes a kind, generous person and can stand before a noun or after be.
यह दयालु, उदार व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है और noun से पहले या be के बाद आ सकता है।
- She is a good-hearted woman.
- My neighbour is good-hearted and always helps.
good-hearted: hyphenated compound
The adjective is formed from good + heart + -ed, and the hyphen is kept in both positions.
यह adjective good + heart + -ed से बना है, और hyphen दोनों स्थानों पर रखा जाता है।
- Compare kind-hearted, warm-hearted and big-hearted, which follow the same pattern.
good-hearted but + contrast
It often appears with 'but' to suggest that the person's kindness is stronger than their mistakes.
यह प्रायः 'but' के साथ आता है और संकेत देता है कि व्यक्ति की दयालुता उसकी गलतियों से बड़ी है।
- He is good-hearted but careless with money.
good-hearted people / souls
A good-hearted soul is a warm way of praising an ordinary kind person.
A good-hearted soul साधारण दयालु व्यक्ति की सराहना का स्नेहपूर्ण तरीका है।
- A good-hearted soul paid for the child's medicine.
+Collocations 4
good-hearted + noun
manwomansoulneighbourteacherstranger
- A good-hearted stranger gave her water.
adverb + good-hearted
genuinelythoroughlybasicallysimplyvery
- He is basically good-hearted, though he sometimes shouts.
good-hearted + and
generous andhonest andgentle andpolite and
- They are a generous and good-hearted family.
describe as good-hearted
known asregarded asseen asdescribed as
- He is known as a good-hearted shopkeeper.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's good-hearted neighbour fed the stray dogs every evening.
राधिका की दयालु पड़ोसन हर शाम आवारा कुत्तों को खाना खिलाती थी।
- The good-hearted rickshaw driver returned the lost purse.
दयालु रिक्शा चालक ने खोया हुआ बटुआ लौटा दिया।
- She is good-hearted, though she rarely shows it.
वह दयालु है, यद्यपि इसे शायद ही दिखाती है।
- A good-hearted teacher stayed back to help the weaker students.
एक दयालु शिक्षक कमज़ोर विद्यार्थियों की मदद के लिए रुक गए।
- Being good-hearted does not mean you cannot say no.
दयालु होने का अर्थ यह नहीं कि आप मना नहीं कर सकते।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a good hearted man.
✓ He is a good-hearted man.
A compound adjective needs a hyphen.
Compound adjective में hyphen आवश्यक है।
✗ She is good-hearted, so everybody like her.
✓ She is good-hearted, so everybody likes her.
'Everybody' takes a singular verb.
'Everybody' के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives praise kindness, but their strength differs.
ये adjectives दयालुता की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर उनकी तीव्रता अलग है।
Pleasant and patient in daily dealings.
रोज़मर्रा के व्यवहार में सुखद और धैर्यवान।
- A good-natured boy.
Willing to give freely, especially money.
खुले हाथ से देने को तैयार, विशेषकर धन।
- A generous donor.