Having a fierce, brave, or fearless heart; characterized by boldness, courage, and intense emotion or determination.
Compound word combining 'fierce' (from Old French 'fiers,' meaning proud/wild) with 'hearted' (from Old English 'heorte'). Compounds with 'hearted' date to Middle English, like 'kindhearted' or 'stouthearted.'
English loves describing personality by combining emotions with 'hearted'—we have coldhearted, warmhearted, tenderhearted, hardheartened. It's a poetic way of saying the heart is the center of personality, a belief shared across human cultures for millennia.
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