hearted

[ hahr-tid ]

/ ˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having a specified feeling, mood, personality trait, or kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted;sad-hearted.

fixed or present in the heart.

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Origin of hearted

First recorded in 1175–1225, hearted is from the Middle English word iherted.See y-, heart, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM hearted

heart·ed·ly, adverbheart·ed·ness, noun

How to use hearted in a sentence

Both Edgar and Julio shared the same smile and light-hearted manner that I remembered and appreciated from years ago.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the House, Republicans passed the budget by 219-206 with the warm-hearted help of 57 Democrats.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And its mean-hearted message, in my opinion, has corrupted the social gospel.
Dear Evangelicals: You’re Being Had|Jay Michaelson|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Smart, so smart, and darkly handsome; a practical joker, large-hearted and fun.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You play a sweet, soft-hearted mom in the film and John C. Reilly is the strict rule-enforcer.
Molly Shannon on ‘Life After Beth,’ Turning 50, and ‘Never Been Kissed’|Melissa Leon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The simple honest-hearted General, who knew not the guile of their hearts, was deluded into wishing them success.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
But his head was too hot to wear a thinking cap, and no story would come at his half-hearted call.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
He was a big-bodied, big-hearted, ruddy-faced, farmerlike man of fifty or so; and the service was proud of him.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The last vestige of her prejudice against Indians had melted and gone, in the presence of their simple-hearted friendliness.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Your father is not a hard hearted man; when his passion is over he will be the first to want you back.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie

British Dictionary definitions for hearted

-hearted

adjective

having a heart or disposition as specifiedgood-hearted; cold-hearted; great-hearted; heavy-hearted

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