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This word is chiefly used in composition; as, hard- hearted,
faint-hearted, kind-hearted, lion- hearted, stout-hearted, etc. Hence
the nouns hard- heartedness, faint-heartedness, etc.
Heart"ed*ness, n. Earnestness; sincerity; heartiness. [R.] Clarendon.
See also the Note under Hearted. The analysis of the compounds gives
hard-hearted + -ness, rather than hard + heartedness, etc.
Heart"en (h‰rt"'n), v. t. [From Heart.] 1. To encourage; to animate; to
incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden.
Hearten those that fight in your defense.
Shak.