heartstring

Meanings

Plural: heartstrings

Noun

• singular of heartstrings
• A tendon or other structure resembling a cord once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart.
• singular of heartstrings
• A source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love.
• singular of heartstrings
• The essential or vital part of something; the core, the essence, the heart.

Synonyms

bowels, brass tacks, core, crux, deets, details, drift, essence, gist, gravamen, guts, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, moral of the story, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor