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heart-warming

heart-warm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt wawrm]
    • /hɑrt wɔrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt wawrm]
    • /hɑrt wɔrm/

Definitions of heart-warming word

  • adjective heart-warming gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work. 1
  • adjective heart-warming Something that is heart-warming causes you to feel happy, usually because something nice has happened to people. 0
  • adjective heart-warming pleasing; gratifying 0
  • adjective heart-warming emotionally moving 0
  • adjective heart-warming Eliciting tenderness and sympathy. 0
See all 5 definitions of heart-warming

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Origin of heart-warming

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; heart + warming

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Parts of speech for Heart-warming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heart-warming

heart-warming popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for heart-warming

adj heart-warming

  • soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
  • refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
  • invigorating — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
  • curing — the process of preserving food
  • reassuring — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
All 20 Synonyms of heart-warming

Antonyms for heart-warming

adj heart-warming

  • depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
  • dispiriting — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
  • distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
  • disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
  • irritating — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
All 8 Antonyms of heart-warming

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