Added 9 October 2026
heart
/hɑːʔ/ noun
In Latin: cor Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about heart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The locus of feelings and intuitions.
in your heart you know it is true
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The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body.
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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The courage to carry on.
he kept fighting on pure spunk
Origin
PIE word *ḱḗr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart From Middle English harte, heorrte, hert, herte, hierte, hirte, horte, huerte, hurte, from Old English heorte (“heart”), from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”), from *ḱerd- (“heart”). Doublet of cardia; see also core.
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