heartwarming — causing feelings of happiness and pleasure; emotionally rewarding
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: causing feelings of happiness and pleasure; emotionally rewarding
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhɑːrtˌwɔːrmɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- The video of the cat adopting orphaned puppies went viral for being so heartwarming.
- My grandmother's heartwarming advice: 'If you can't say something nice, eat cookies instead.'
- The heartwarming donation from anonymous donors helped rebuild the school.
heartwarming
ADJECTIVE[/ˈhɑːrtˌwɔːrmɪŋ/]
causing feelings of happiness and pleasure; emotionally rewarding
A stranger returns a lost wallet to a tearful elderly woman — a heartwarming moment on the sidewalk.
The fire is warming while memories are forming.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Heartwarming is a compound word formed from Old English 'heorte' (heart, the center of emotions) and the present participle 'warming' (from Old English 'wearmian', meaning to make warm). The compound emerged in English to describe something that emotionally touches or gladdens the heart, literally 'making the heart warm'.
Breakdown
heart (Old English 'heorte', the seat of emotion) + warm (Old English 'wearm', warm) + -ing (present participle suffix, forming an adjective meaning 'causing to be warm').
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The video of the cat adopting orphaned puppies went viral for being so heartwarming.”
“My grandmother's heartwarming advice: 'If you can't say something nice, eat cookies instead.'”
“The heartwarming donation from anonymous donors helped rebuild the school.”
“It's heartwarming how my dog greets me like I've been gone for years when I just took out the trash.”
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