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heart-shaped

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having the traditional, notional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cordate, cordiform

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shaped, formed

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of a leaf) shaped like a heart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cordate, cordiform

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ürəkvari — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Azerbaijani: ürəyəoxşar — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Catalan: cordiforme — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Danish: hjerteformet — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Dutch: hartvormig — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Esperanto: korforma — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Finnish: sydämen muotoinen — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • French: en forme de cœur — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • French: en cœur — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • French: cordiforme — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Galician: con forma de corazón — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • German: herzförmig — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Greek: καρδιόσχημος (kardióschimos) — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Greek: καρδιοειδής (kardioeidís) — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Irish: croíchruthach — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Italian: in forma di cuore — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Italian: cuoriforme — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Japanese: ハート型 (hātogata) — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Navajo: yaago heeneez — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Navajo: ajéí díshjool nahalingo yaago heeneez — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjerteformet — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjerteforma — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjarteforma — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Polish: sercowaty — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Portuguese: cordiforme — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Russian: сердцеви́дный (serdcevídnyj) — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Russian: сердцеобра́зный (serdceobráznyj) — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Serbo-Croatian: срцо̀лик — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Serbo-Croatian: ср̏цаст — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Serbo-Croatian: srcòlik — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȑcast — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Swedish: hjärtformad — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Welsh: calonwedd — having the supposed shape of a heart
  • Welsh: calonffurf — having the supposed shape of a heart
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