heart's content

heart

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrt]
- /hɑrt/
- /ˈhɑːts kən.ˈtent/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrt]
- /hɑrt/

Definitions of heart's content words

noun heart's content 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 heart's content 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 heart's content 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 heart's content 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
noun heart's content capacity for sympathy; feeling; affection: His heart moved him to help the needy. 1
noun heart's content spirit, courage, or enthusiasm: His heart sank when he walked into the room and saw their gloomy faces. 1

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Origin of heart's content

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English herte, Old English heorte; cognate with Dutch hart, German Herz, Old Norse hjarta, Gothic hairtō; akin to Latin cor (see cordial, courage), Greek kardía (see cardio-); def 19, from the use of the stylized heart symbol to represent love

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Parts of speech for Heart's content

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preposition

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exclamation

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heart's content popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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