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heartwarming

heartwarming

25 3.7
Makes you feel happy and warm inside
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɑrtˌwɔrmɪŋ/
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  • It was heartwarming to know that Eva had the support of our friends and fellow church members in her hour of need.
  • heartwarming story

And I just thought it was so heartwarming and cute and yeah, just please read it.

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Examples

  • The film was so heartwarming that it left the audience smiling and inspired.

  • Hello, I just found your blog and read this heartwarming post.

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  • And I just thought it was so heartwarming and cute and yeah, just please read it.

  • Hey, listen, this one has probably the most heartwarming story yet.

  • It's a heartwarming American tradition.

  • It's a very heartwarming, wonderful, sort of scary story.

  • Your singing is as incredible as ever, and your little talk was so sincere and heartwarming!

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  • It is very heartwarming and funny, and yet it has an edge.

  • This is our most unexpectedly heartwarming adventure ever.

  • Yes, Christie delivered a heartwarming story about his mother taking three buses to get to work every day.

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Synonyms

endearing
vsheartwarming
31 3.5

Causing people to like someone because they are cute or kind

creates broad happiness and tender uplift rather than just charm
heartening
vsheartwarming
16 3.6

Making you feel more hopeful and cheerful

produces warm pleasure and tenderness rather than only encouragement
warmhearted
vsheartwarming
1 3.7

Kind and friendly to other people

expresses the emotional effect on someone rather than a person's kindness
soul-stirring
vsheartwarming
1 7.1

Making you feel very strong emotions

creates gentle uplifting pleasure instead of deep intense stirring
touching
vsheartwarming
1 3.4

Making you feel sympathy or sadness

gives gentle happiness and comfort rather than sorrowful depth
inspiriting
vsheartwarming
6.4

Making people feel more cheerful and hopeful

brings warm, tender feelings rather than just energy or hope
elating
vsheartwarming
4.3

Making someone feel very happy and excited

evokes mild warmth and tenderness rather than intense joy

Antonyms

26 5.2

Causing someone to lose confidence or hope

15 3.9

Causing someone to feel less confident or hopeful about trying something

How Moving

moving
7 3.3
touching
1 3.4
heartwarming
25 3.7
warm
280 1.0
pleasant
314 1.0

Surface Forms

heartwarming positive
heartwarmingly positive

Morphology

heartwarming = heart + warm (transparent) = heart + warm + ing

The meaning is directly derived from 'heart' + 'warm' + '-ing' (causing the heart to feel warm), so learners who know the components can infer the sense.

Etymology

Heartwarming comes from the two simple words heart and warm, so picture something that 'warms the heart' like a kind act or a hot drink on a cold day. That's why heartwarming means something that makes you feel happy, touched, or comforted.