hart
/ˈhɑɹt/
noun
Familiar
1.n.United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
2.n.United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)
3.n.a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
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hart and heart are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. hart means “United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)”. heart means “the locus of feelings and intuitions”. heart is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈhɑɹt/
1.n.United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
2.n.United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)
3.n.a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
/ˈhɑɹt/
| hart | heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɑɹt/ | /ˈhɑɹt/ |
| Said | hahrt | hahrt |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 10 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | Moss Hart | bosom |
Full entry for hart · Full entry for heart · More comparisons
1.n.the locus of feelings and intuitions
“in your heart you know it is true”
2.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”
3.n.the courage to carry on
“he kept fighting on pure spunk”