hearted

adjective

heart·​ed ˈhär-təd 

1

: having a heart especially of a specified kind

—usually used in combination

a hard-hearted boss

a lighthearted wanderer

2

: seated in the heart

Examples of hearted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Onscreen, Eddie Murphy has portrayed a prince from Zamunda, Donkey, a gold-hearted professor and bold member of Detroit's police department. —Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

Comments flooded in supporting the poster, sharing their own experiences with kind-hearted healthcare workers who left an impact on them. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025

The program opens with Françaix’s light-hearted suite, drawn from a children’s story. —Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025

The piece Lee publishes isn’t a Pulitzer-winning takedown, but a posthumous profile of the reclusive, kind-hearted Dale, a man who shares Dale’s love of crime writers like Jim Thompson and instinctive empathy for underdogs. —Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing hearted

• good-hearted
• half-hearted
• hard-hearted
• large-hearted
• single-hearted

Rhymes for hearted

• carted
• charted
• darted
• parted
• smarted
• started
• brokenhearted
• departed
• halfhearted
• imparted
• kindhearted
• lighthearted