Heart
/hΙΛt/
The meaning and definition of Heart, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
βThe team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.β
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The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
βa good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heartβ
verb
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To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
β2008 July 25, "The Media Hearts Obama?", On The Media, National Public Radioβ
- To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English herte, from Old English heorte.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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