heart

noun

ˈhärt How to pronounce heart (audio)
Definition of heartnext
1
as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune those who refuse to contribute to the fund for the famine victims must have no heart

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2
as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market

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3
as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger never lost heart while she was lost in the woods

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as in core
the central part or aspect of something under consideration at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter

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as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth

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Recent Examples of heart Where Thomas is aloof and proud, Erika is prickly and sardonic, excellent tools for protecting a surprisingly fragile heart. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The big ideas we’re meant to take to heart are reduced to disingenuous platitudes. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 The real heart of the hotel is one floor above in The Apartment, a large, guest-only living room where mornings begin with a light breakfast and snacks are laid out throughout the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 The hole in my heart left by his passing is now filled with the consciousness of divine Love’s ever-presence. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heart
  1. kindness
  2. center
  3. courage
  4. core
  5. soul
  6. sympathy
  7. capital
  8. heroism
Noun
  • Patience and kindness can go a long way, Henderson says, and Seshadri reminds everyone to extend that respect to the airport staff and your fellow passengers.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Be patient when a grocery store cashier with disabilities rings up your items — kindness can go a long way.
    — John Gill, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of kindness
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  • Sequenced at the center of a three-track medley, its death-dream logic deliberately evokes the SMiLE era’s dark, confusing edge.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Amid the deadlock, Hinson is making her own play for the center.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of center
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  • Independence gave us the courage to cross the last threshold.
    — Amelia Rose Barlow, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Michael Haneke’s adaptation of The Piano Teacher gives me courage.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of courage
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  • Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo's iPhone-grade chip outperformed Googlebooks’ processors in single-core performance, while losing out on multi-core performance by varying (but overall large) margins.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of core
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  • Against the backdrop of seemingly endless violence, artists banded together and dabbled in soul, disco, and jazz as a salve to their suffering.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After Esther’s soul-searching decision to separate, the third season of the show, now streaming, tracks the fallout of their life apart.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of soul
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  • Fifty years of doctors who shrugged with genuine sympathy and said, rare.
    — Miranda Pappas, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Carriage drivers have expressed sympathy for Mahajan and his family but argue that they are being unfairly targeted because of a single accident.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of sympathy
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  • Alaska Airlines, Boise Airport’s main flight provider, will soon launch nonstop service from Idaho’s capital city to Santa Rosa, California.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of capital
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  • Iâve always been drawn to exploring the more complex, human side of those experiences rather than simply celebrating the heroism.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While his photographs capture moments of power, individuality, and almost mythological heroism, the documentary will offer an opportunity to explore the complicated realities behind those images.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
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