warms someone's heart

Creates emotional glow

To warm someone's heart is to cause a feeling of affection, comfort, or emotional satisfaction.

The image is of cold emotion being gently heated into something pleasant: It warms my heart to see the kids playing together.

Often used for small acts of kindness or tender moments that produce quiet happiness rather than excitement.

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warm fuzzy feeling · friendship · long lost friend · joy · happy tears · gift · nurturing · affection · tearjerker · glow · embrace · tight squeeze · empathy · tenderness · encouragement · kindness · random act · reunion

Opposites
relational temperature

warms someone's heartcold-hearted

Devoid of empathy

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G