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hearte

hearte is the obsolete 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

Forms of hearte

pluralheartes

Questions about hearte

What is hearte the obsolete spelling of?
Hearte is the obsolete spelling of heart.

Words near hearte in the dictionary

  1. heartcare
  2. heartcut
  3. heartcuts
  4. heartcutting
  5. heartdeep
  6. hearte
  7. heartease
  8. hearteases
  9. hearted
  10. heartedly
  11. heartedness

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