What does "hearty" mean?

Additional senses

1. 2.Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal. -- Hearty, Cordial, Sincere. Hearty implies honesty and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings are expressed; sincere implies that this expression corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man should be hearty in his attachment to his friends, cordial in his reception of them to his house, and sincere in his offers to assist them.
2. 3.Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens.