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heartwarming

heart·warm·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrt-wawr-ming]
    • /ˈhɑrtˌwɔr mɪŋ/
    • /ˈhɑːtˌwɔː.mɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt-wawr-ming]
    • /ˈhɑrtˌwɔr mɪŋ/

Definitions of heartwarming word

  • adjective heartwarming gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work. 1
  • noun heartwarming Emotionally rewarding or uplifting. 1
  • adjective heartwarming emotionally moving or cheering 1
  • adjective heartwarming Something that is heartwarming causes you to feel happy, usually because something nice has happened to people. 0
  • adjective heartwarming such as to kindle a warm glow of genial feelings 0
  • adjective heartwarming Alternative form of heart-warming. 0
See all 6 definitions of heartwarming

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Origin of heartwarming

First appearance:

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heartwarming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heartwarming

heartwarming 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.

heartwarming usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heartwarming

adj heartwarming

  • heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
  • heartfelt — deeply or sincerely felt: heartfelt sympathy.
  • inspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
  • stirring — rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech.
  • cheering — encouraging shouts from supporters, admirers etc

adjective heartwarming

  • positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
  • encouraging — Giving someone support or confidence; supportive.
  • pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
  • cheery — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
  • gratifying — tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing.
All 18 Synonyms of heartwarming

Antonyms for heartwarming

adjective heartwarming

  • depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
Just one Antonym for heartwarming

Top questions with heartwarming

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