Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HEART'-HARD-EN-ING, a.

Rendering cruel or obdurate. Shak.

HEART'-HEAV-I-NESS, n.

Depression of spirits. Shak.

HEARTH'-MON-EY, or HEARTH'-PEN-NY, n.

A tax on hearths. Blackstone.

HEART'-HUM-BLED, a.

Humbled in heart. Moore.

HEART'I-ER, a.

More hearty.

HEART'I-EST, a.

Most hearty.

HEART'I-LY, adv. [from hearty.]

1. From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity; really. I heartily forgive them. Shak.
2. With zeal; actively; vigorously. He heartily assisted the prince.
3. Eagerly; freely; largely; as, to eat heartily.

HEART'I-NESS, n.

1. Sincerity; zeal; ardor; earnestness.
2. Eagerness of appetite.

HEART'LESS, a.

Without courage; spiritless; faint-hearted. Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their ground. Dryden.

HEART'LESS-LY, adv.

Without courage or spirit; faintly; timidly; feebly.

HEART'LESS-NESS, n.

Want of courage or spirit; dejection of mind; feebleness. Bp. Hall.

HEART'LET, n.

A little heart.

HEART-OF-FEND'ING, a.

Wounding the heart. Shak.

HEART'-PAIN-ING, a.

Giving pain to the heart.

HEART'-PEA, n.

A plant, the Cardiospermum, with black seeds, having the figure of a heart of a white color on each. Miller.

HEART'-PIERC-ING, a.

Piercing the heart.

HEART-PU'RI-FY-ING, a.

Purifying the heart.

HEART'-QUELL-ING, a.

Conquering the affection. Spenser.

HEART'-REND-ING, a.

Breaking the heart; overpowering with anguish; deeply afflictive. Waller.

HEART'-RIS-ING, n.

A rising of the heart; opposition.

HEART'-ROB-BING, a.

1. Depriving of thought; ecstatic. Spenser.
2. Stealing the heart; winning. Ibm.

HEART'S'-BLOOD, or HEART'-BLOOD, n.

The blood of the heart; life; essence. Shak.

HEART'-SEARCH-ING, a.

Searching the secret thoughts and purposes.

HEART'S'-EASE, n.

A plant, a species of Viola; also a species of Polygonum.

HEART'-SHAP-ED, a.

Having the shape of a heart.