noun
heart
A symbolic shape with two curved lobes tapering to a point.
She draws a red heart on the envelope for her husband.
Etymology
The inherited organ name transferred to its conventional drawn symbol. The symbol stands for the heart and its emotional associations rather than reproducing the organ’s anatomical outline.
More examples
- We cut the cookies into hearts before baking them.
- Small pink hearts decorate the baby's blanket.
- He plays the queen of hearts.
Forms
heart · hearts