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'art

'art is the pronunciation spelling of heart.

Meaning of heart

Noun

heart (countable and uncountable, plural hearts)

  1. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
    • […] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: […]1653, William Harvey, “The Causes which Mov’d the Author to Write”, in [anonymous], transl., The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey […] Concerning the Motion of the Heart and Blood. […]...
  2. (uncountable) One's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character.
    • She has a cold heart.
  3. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
    • a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart
  4. Compassion.
    • If she had any heart she'd forgive me.
  5. Affection
    • The chorus's singing won the hearts of the audience.
  6. Disposition
    • They didn't take the remarks in good heart.

See all 22 meanings of heart

Origin of 'art

A representation of the pronunciation of heart by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).

Questions about 'art

What is 'art the pronunciation spelling of?
'art is the pronunciation spelling of heart.

Words near 'art in the dictionary

  1. 'Arry
  2. 'Arryese
  3. 'Arryish
  4. 'Arryism
  5. 'Arrys
  6. 'art
  7. 'as
  8. 'at
  9. 'Auhelawa
  10. 'ava
  11. 'ave

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