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 The bullet struck Bauer in the neck and traveled into his heart. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The drugmaker reported sales growth this week despite losing key patent protection for blockbuster heart drug Entresto. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 Still more of us probably spent the last few weeks changing our minds and hearts about someone or something important to us. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 Protecting your heart matters more than meeting anyone’s expectations of what the season should look like. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 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
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  • 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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  • Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After police cordoned off an area in the city center, the situation calmed down by early Sunday morning.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of center
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  • As their connection grows, each of them helps give the other the courage to step outside their comfort zones and find new joy — and possibly love — in unexpected ways.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Sir Patrick Stewart's most famous characters tackled concepts such as honor, morality and courage.
    — Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, NPR, 29 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
Noun
  • Joseph Zada is beyond impressive in a highly demanding role that pushes him to the limit physically and emotionally, perfectly capturing the essence of Haymitch with all the sympathy, charm and bitterness Woody Harrelson brought to the role.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Arab Israelis of Palestinian descent make up 20% of the population but are often seen with suspicion because of their sympathies with other Palestinians.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sympathy
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  • Keithsolis Brown and Darrell Burke were arrested Tuesday and both face capital murder charges.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • With the balance of power in Tallahassee at stake, Miami’s Republican state senators fended off tough challenges Tuesday night, while Democratic candidates flipped several South Florida state House seats for the minority party in Florida’s capital.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of capital
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  • Hope is no crime, nor even an affection for a certain kind of heroism, but at the same time, theater owes it to no one to be semper fi.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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