adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of heart form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a specified kind or number of heart. in-compounds, not-comparable

   "a hard-hearted woman"

2. 2
   Seated or fixed in the heart. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

affectionspiritboldnessbosombraverybreast

Example

More examples

"The squalor of the slums is not for the faint hearted."

Etymology

From Middle English herted, hertid; equivalent to heart + -ed.

Related phrases

big-heartedblack-heartedbold-heartedbroken heartedbroken-heartedchicken-heartedcold-heartedcow-heartedcruel-hearteddark hearteddark-hearteddead-hearted

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