(obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. / (figuratively) One's deepest emotions or inner feelings.

Cheerfully encouraging.

present participle of hearten

A flat stone used to form a hearth. / (by extension) The fireside, home life. / A soft kind of stone used to whiten doorsteps, scour floors, etc.

(transitive) To scour, as a floor, with hearthstone.

overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment

(transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

Very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress.

Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.

The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood