high-heartedness

noun — 2 senses

high-heartedness

noun

Etymology From high-hearted + -ness.

1

Courage or nobility; heroism.

It was the high-heartedness of people which had won the war. It would be the high-heartedness of men and women which would bring sanity and serenity to a troubled world.2006, Temple Bailey, The Trumpeter Swan, →ISBN, page 169:

2

Liveliness, passion, or vivacity.

In the four months following his review of The Homilies, we have a detailed record of Wesley's unremitting diligence, his intermittent anxieties and only occasional moments of joy and high-heartedness.1980, John Wesley, A. C. Outler, John Wesley, →ISBN, page 16:
“I do not know, unless it is for your charms and high-heartedness, which draw people to you.2013, Cynthia Voigt, Elske: A Novel of the Kingdom, →ISBN:

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