Resembling or having qualities similar to a heart, either in shape or in emotional warmth and compassion.
Formed from 'heart' plus the suffix '-like' (meaning similar to or having the nature of), which comes from Old English 'gelic.' This is one of the most productive word-formation patterns in English.
The '-like' suffix is so useful in English that we can attach it to almost any noun to create an adjective—'dog-like,' 'dream-like,' 'heartlike'—giving speakers incredible flexibility to describe things without needing brand-new words.
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