| Pronunciation: | 'hârtid | ||
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| Matching Terms: | heartedness, hearten, heartener, heartening | ||
| Definition: | [adj] (used only in combination) having a heart as specified; "gave pleasure to lighter-hearted members of the staff" | ||
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| Antonyms: | heartless | ||
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| Definition: | \Heart"ed\, a.
1. Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the
seat of the affections, disposition, or character).
2. Shaped like a heart; cordate. [R.] --Landor.
3. Seated or laid up in the heart.
I hate the Moor: my cause is hearted. --Shak.
Note: This word is chiefly used in composition; as,
hard-hearted, faint-hearted, kind-hearted,
lion-hearted, stout-hearted, etc. Hence the nouns
hard-heartedness, faint-heartedness, etc.
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