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hearted

adjective
heart·​ed | \ ˈhĂ€r-təd How to pronounce hearted (audio) \

Definition of hearted

1 : having a heart especially of a specified kind usually used in combination a fainthearted leadera lighthearted wanderer
2 : seated in the heart

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His post-match remarks on the court were warm and open-hearted, and spoke to what just about every high-school tennis coach tries to instill in his players. Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, "Rafael Nadal Defeats Daniil Medvedev in the Best U.S. Open Men’s Final of This Century," 9 Sep. 2019 Form and function melt when Claptone plays his sets, bright and dark, angry and warm-hearted, happy and sad, calm and outrageous. Kat Bein, Billboard, "11 DJs Who Wear Masks and the Stories Behind Them," 29 July 2019 Blaze Bernstein, brilliant, kind-hearted, Jewish and gay, had come home from college for the holidays and vanished. CBS News, "Blaze Bernstein murder: Was an Ivy League student slain in the name of hate?," 20 July 2019 Sam is a kind and warm-hearted bunny who wants to create a strong and lifetime bond with a new family. Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News, "Pet of the week: Sam," 19 July 2019 Schitt’s Creek is the ultimate Canadian TV show: kind-hearted, goofy, and generally content to fly under the international radar. Sarah Todd, Quartz, "The surprise Emmy nods for “Schitt’s Creek” are also a win for Netflix," 18 July 2019 The Lion King captures just enough of the original’s warm-hearted excitement—and introduces enough new delights—to feel like more than a cynical Disney money grab. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Uncanny Fun of the Live-Action Lion King," 11 July 2019 In the series, created by Liz Feldman, Cardellini plays the occasionally kooky, warm-hearted Judy. Michael Ordoña, latimes.com, "Linda Cardellini brings some ‘Judy Sunshine’ to Netflix’s ‘Dead to Me’," 17 June 2019 Neil Simon’s story is about a golden-hearted New York dance-hall hostess who dreams of respectability and romance but who falls for one heel after another. Loren King, BostonGlobe.com, "Festival on the Vineyard, hoofing it at the Coolidge," 29 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of hearted

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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