How do you pronounce hearted?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑɹtɪd/.

Where does hearted come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

hearted

/ˈhɑɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: heart-ed
IPA: /ˈhɑɹtɪd/

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Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of heart

adj

Having a specified kind or number of heart.

adj

Seated or fixed in the heart.

Example Sentences

"a hard-hearted woman"
"It is said that she is "two-hearted," which means that she now has to nourish and fulfill the desires of both her baby and herself."
"Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute."

Etymology

From Middle English herted, hertid; equivalent to heart + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: herted

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɑɹtɪd/
British English: /ˈhɑːtɪd/

Derived Forms

bighearted bravehearted brokenhearted chickenhearted coldhearted cowhearted cruelhearted deadhearted doublehearted downhearted fainthearted falsehearted

Phrases

big-hearted black-hearted bold-hearted broken hearted broken-hearted chicken-hearted cold-hearted cow-hearted

Frequently Paired Words

heartful heartless hearty

Rhymes With

charted