Note: See also the Note under Hearted. The analysis of the compounds gives hard-hearted + -ness, rather than hard + heartedness, etc.
HEARTEN
Heart"en, v. t. Etym: [From Heart.]
1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. Hearten those that fight in your defense. Shak.
2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.
HEARTENER
Heart"en*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, heartens, animates, or stirs up. W.
Browne.
HEARTFELT
Heart"felt`, a.
Defn: Hearty; sincere.
HEARTGRIEF
Heart"grief`, n.
Defn: Heartache; sorrow. Milton.