hearted
Possessing emotional core
Hearted appears almost exclusively as a suffix forming compound adjectives that describe someone's emotional character or disposition.
A kind-hearted person is gentle and compassionate; a cold-hearted one lacks sympathy.
The compounds span from warm-hearted and tender-hearted to hard-hearted and stony-hearted.
She was too soft-hearted to say no.
Lion-hearted means courageous; chicken-hearted means timid.
Feeling deep affection
- caringShowing kind concern
- fondHaving tender affection
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- adoringShowing deep affection
gentle · sweet · doting · passionate · sentimental · empathetic
Courageously determined
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- boldCourageous and daring
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- dauntlessUnable to intimidate
intrepid · gallant · undaunted · resolute · stalwart · daring · heroic · plucky
Sincerely intense in purpose
Frozen or unfriendly
Disposed toward forgiveness
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
- charitableGiving to those needing
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
loving
Feeling deep affection
adoring · gentle · sweet · doting · passionate · sentimental · empathetic
valiant
Courageously determined
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- boldCourageous and daring
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
dauntless · intrepid · gallant · undaunted · resolute · stalwart · daring · heroic · plucky · unflinching
earnest
Sincerely intense in purpose
icy
Frozen or unfriendly
merciful
Disposed toward forgiveness
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
- charitableGiving to those needing
downhearted
Low in spirits
- low-spiritedEmotionally subdued, unhappy
- digital actionsliked, starred, bookmarked, saved, pinned
heartedheartless
Lacking pity or mercy
dispassionate · unfeeling · cold · indifferent · detached
hearteddisheartened
Lost confidence or hope
fainthearted · dispirited · crestfallen · downhearted · cowardly
heartedcrestfallen
Sad from disappointment
dejected · downcast · disheartened · downhearted · dispirited
- broken heartEmotional pain from loss
- by heartStored in memory
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- my heartIntimate term for beloved
- break someone's heartCause deep emotional pain
- change of heartReversal of opinion
heart, hearts, lighthearted, hearten, wholehearted, kindhearted, disheartened, dishearten, warm-heartedness