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

Here, for reasons known only to himself, Thorne has made Belle the daughter of Scrooge’s boyhood employer, the good-hearted Fezziwig (Paul Whitty), and has made Fezziwig himself (wait for it) an undertaker. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025

This butter colorway keeps things light-hearted, even in the dregs of winter, and the colorway’s additional discount makes for a special treat at checkout. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025

His perfect comedic timing and cartoon-like interpretations of Day bring a light-hearted energy to the play, which has some heavy moments of domestic violence and even suicidal ideation. —Essence, 28 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