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Definition of Hearted

1. a. Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the seat of the affections, disposition, or character).

Definition of Hearted

1. Verb. (past of heart) ¹

2. Adjective. (context: in combination) Having, or shaped like, a specified form of heart. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hearted

1. heart [v] - See also: heart

Medical Definition of Hearted

1. 1. Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the seat of the affections, disposition, or character). 2. Shaped like a heart; cordate. 3. Seated or laid up in the heart. "I hate the Moor: my cause is hearted." (Shak) 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearted

Literary usage of Hearted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"She is a good-hearted girl as ever lived.—Very well, upon my word. That sentence is very prettily turned. Yes, yes, I will go and see her sure enough. ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... single- hearted, whole-hearted, single-minded, heart-whole (rare), single-eyed (rare), heartful (rare), unaffected; spec, devout. ..."

3. Jane Austen's Works by Jane Austen, James Edward Austen-Leigh (1882)
"The kind-hearted, gentle Mrs. Weston had left her seat to join him and say, ' Do not yon dance, Mr. Elton!' to which his prompt reply was, * Most readily, ..."

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