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hearted

heart·ed
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahr-tid]
    • /ˈhɑr tɪd/
    • /hɑːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-tid]
    • /ˈhɑr tɪd/

Definitions of hearted word

  • adjective hearted having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted. 1
  • adjective hearted fixed or present in the heart. 1
  • noun hearted Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body. 1
  • noun hearted Zoology. the homologous structure in other vertebrates, consisting of four chambers in mammals and birds and three chambers in reptiles and amphibians. the analogous contractile structure in invertebrate animals, as the tubular heart of the spider and earthworm. 1
  • noun hearted the center of the total personality, especially with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion: In your heart you know I'm an honest man. 1
  • noun hearted the center of emotion, especially as contrasted to the head as the center of the intellect: His head told him not to fall in love, but his heart had the final say. 1

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Origin of hearted

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, hearted is from the Middle English word iherted. See y-, heart, -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hearted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hearted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hearted usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for hearted

adjective hearted

  • chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
  • crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
  • down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
  • cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.

idioms hearted

  • dishearted — Simple past tense and past participle of disheart.

Top questions with hearted

  • what becomes of the broken hearted?

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