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.
What does hearted mean? Hearted is used in compound words to mean “having a specific type of personality or trait.” The word that precedes hearted indicates the type of personality or trait, as in hardhearted or warm-hearted. Hearted can also be used by itself to mean “present in the heart,” but this usage is very rare. Example: Tim’s so kindhearted that he gave his coat to a homeless man on his walk home today.
First recorded in 1175–1225, hearted is from the Middle English word iherted. See y-, heart, -ed 3
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First released on October 20, 1995, "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", or "The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride" has been running daily at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre since its debut.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
Katie Hickman’s riveting new history, “Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West,” works to correct this imbalance by foregrounding the historical experiences of Western women — Black, white, Mexican, indigenous, mixed race and Chinese.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2022
There's a reason the American Homebrewers Association has named Two Hearted Ale IPA the best in America numerous times: it's a pinnacle of the American IPA.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2021
That same year, one of its signature beers, Two Hearted Ale, was named the best beer in America for the fourth straight year by Zymurgy, the magazine of the American Homebrewers Association.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021
"Hearted preference" is very bold for preference taken to heart.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace
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