Nouns (35)
heart
n. a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"
heart
n. the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
heart
n. a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
heart
n. a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine"
heart
n. a red figure on a card
heart
n. a game where players avoid taking tricks (point cards like hearts or the queen of spades)
spirit
n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
nerve, mettle, spunk
n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
ticker, pump
n. 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"
center, centre, eye, middle
n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, affection, warmheartedness
n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty
n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
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Fuzzynyms (218)
dash, style, panache, elan, flair
n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
life
n. a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
vigor, vigour
n. active strength of body or mind
heart, ticker, pump
n. 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"
spirit
n. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
constitution, composition, makeup
n. the way in which someone or something is composed
fiber, fibre, character
n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
disposition
n. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
nature
n. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
nature
n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
boldness, daring, hardihood
n. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"
fortitude
n. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
endurance
n. the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
patience, forbearance, longanimity
n. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
toughness, stamina, staying power
n. enduring strength and energy
pluck, gutsiness, pluckiness
n. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
audacity, audaciousness, temerity
n. fearless daring
gumption, sense, good sense, common sense, horse sense, mother wit
n. sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
face, brass, boldness, effrontery, nerve, cheek
n. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
bowels
n. the center of the Earth
center, centre, eye, heart, middle
n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
inside, interior
n. the region that is inside of something
flesh, pulp
n. a soft moist part of a fruit
heart, spirit
n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty
n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
core
n. the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"
focus, centrality
n. the property of being central
bowels
n. the center of the Earth
heart, ticker, pump
n. 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"
capital, seat of government, capital city
n. a seat of government
center, centre, centerfield
n. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
waist, midriff, waistline, middle
n. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
focus, nidus
n. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"
bottom
n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"
ground, footing, basis
n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
core
n. the central part of the earth
foundation
n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
beginning, source, origin, root
n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
support
n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
course, path, track
n. a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
medium
n. the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
center, centre, midpoint
n. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
warmth, warmheartedness
n. a warmhearted feeling
feeling
n. the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
sentiment
n. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
allegiance, fealty
n. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
fondness, fancy, partiality
n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
feelings
n. emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings"
familiarity, intimacy, closeness
n. close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"
amity, cordiality
n. a cordial disposition
liking
n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
sensitivity, sensitiveness
n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
sympathy, fellow feeling
n. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
tenderness, tenderheartedness
n. warm compassionate feelings
tenderness, softheartedness
n. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
irritation, tenderness, discomfort, soreness
n. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
knowingness, awareness, cognizance
n. having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
perceptiveness, insight, perceptivity
n. a feeling of understanding
receptiveness, receptivity, openness
n. willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"
care, concern, fear
n. an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
soul, soulfulness
n. deep feeling or emotion
fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency
n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
inclination
n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
persuasion, view, opinion, thought, sentiment
n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
opinion, popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi
n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"
position, view, perspective
n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
center, centre, eye, heart, middle
n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
fabric, framework
n. the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
crux, crux of the matter
n. the most important point
image, prototype, paradigm, epitome
n. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
shape, embodiment
n. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
rule, principle
n. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
rule, principle
n. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
import, significance, implication
n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
hint, tip
n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
keynote
n. a fundamental or central idea
item, point, specific, detail, particular
n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
soul, soulfulness
n. deep feeling or emotion
aim, purpose, intent, intention
n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
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brain
n. the brain of certain animals used as meat
cowardice, cowardliness
n. the trait of lacking courage
fringe, periphery, outer boundary
n. the outside boundary or surface of something
extremity
n. the outermost or farthest region or point
fringe, periphery, outer boundary
n. the outside boundary or surface of something
heart
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