heart

/hɑ:t/

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Explanation of the Word "Heart"

Part of Speech: Noun

Advanced Usage

• Heart and Soul: This phrase means the essential part of something or someone’s complete dedication.

  • Example: "He put his heart and soul into the project."

• Heartfelt: This adjective describes feelings that are sincere and deeply felt.

  • Example: "She gave a heartfelt speech at the wedding."

Word Variants

• Heartless (adjective): Lacking compassion or kindness.

  • Example: "His heartless words hurt her deeply."

• Heartwarming (adjective): Causing feelings of happiness and joy.

  • Example: "The story had a heartwarming ending."

Synonyms

• Core: The central or most important part.
• Center: The middle point of something.
• Essence: The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• "Follow your heart": To do what you feel is right or what you love, rather than what others think.

  • Example: "She decided to follow her heart and pursue a career in music."

• "To have a heart": To show kindness or compassion.

  • Example: "He has a heart for helping the homeless."

Different Meanings

• Heart (in literature or poetry): It often symbolizes love, compassion, or the essence of a person.
• Heart (in sports): Sometimes refers to determination or spirit in playing.
  • Example: "The team played with heart and passion."

Summary

The word "heart" is rich in meaning and usage, extending from a physical organ to a representation of emotions and important concepts. It can be used in everyday conversations, literature, and idiomatic expressions.

Academic

Noun

1. a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
   • he led the queen of hearts
   • hearts were trumps
2. a positive feeling of liking
   • he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
   • the child won everyone's heart
   • the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
3. a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
   • a five-pound beef heart will serve six
4. a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
   • he drew a heart and called it a valentine
5. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
   • he had a change of heart
6. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   • the gist of the prosecutor's argument
   • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
   • the nub of the story
7. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
   • it is in the center of town
   • they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
   • they were in the eye of the storm
8. the courage to carry on
   • he kept fighting on pure spunk
   • you haven't got the heart for baseball
9. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
   • he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
10. the locus of feelings and intuitions
    • in your heart you know it is true
    • her story would melt your bosom

Synonyms

• affection
• affectionateness
• fondness
• tenderness
• warmness
• warmheartedness
• philia
• spirit
• kernel
• substance
• core
• center
• centre
• essence
• gist
• heart and soul
• inwardness
• middle
• eye
• mettle
• nerve
• spunk
• pump
• ticker
• bosom