The difference between Heart and Love

When used as nouns, heart means a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion, whereas love means a profound and caring affection towards someone.

When used as verbs, heart means to be fond of, whereas love means to have a strong affection for (someone or something).

check bellow for the other definitions of Heart and Love

  1. Heart as a noun (anatomy):

    A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

  2. Heart as a noun (uncountable):

    Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.

    Examples:

    "The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart."

  3. Heart as a noun:

    The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.

    Examples:

    "a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart"

  4. Heart as a noun:

    Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.

  5. Heart as a noun:

    Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.

  6. Heart as a noun (archaic):

    Examples:

    "Listen, dear heart, we must go now."

  7. Heart as a noun:

    Personality, disposition.

    Examples:

    "a cold heart'"

  8. Heart as a noun (figurative):

    A wight or being.

  9. Heart as a noun:

    A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes .

  10. Heart as a noun:

    A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.

  11. Heart as a noun (cartomancy):

    The twenty-fourth Lenormand card.

  12. Heart as a noun:

    The centre, essence, or core.

    Examples:

    "The wood at the heart of a tree is the oldest."

    "Buddhists believe that suffering is right at the heart of all life."

  1. Heart as a verb (transitive, humorous, informal, mostly, internet slang):

    To be fond of.

  2. Heart as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to be devoted.

  3. Heart as a verb (transitive, masonry):

    To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.

  4. Heart as a verb (intransitive, agriculture, botany):

    To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.

  1. Love as a noun (uncountable):

    Strong affection. A profound and caring affection towards someone. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.

    Examples:

    "A mother’s love is not easily shaken."

    "My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life."

    "I have never been in love as much as I have with you."

    "My love of cricket knows no bounds."

  2. Love as a noun (countable):

    A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

  3. Love as a noun (colloquial, British):

    Examples:

    "Hello love, how can I help you?"

  4. Love as a noun:

    A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.

  5. Love as a noun (euphemistic):

    Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.

  6. Love as a noun (euphemistic):

    Sexual activity.

  7. Love as a noun:

    An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.

  8. Love as a noun:

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  10. Love as a noun (obsolete):

    A thin silk material.

  11. Love as a noun:

    A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.

  1. Love as a verb (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive):

    To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

    Examples:

    "I love my spouse. [[I love you I love you]]!"

  2. Love as a verb (transitive):

    To need, thrive on.

    Examples:

    "Mold loves moist, dark places."

  3. Love as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

    Examples:

    "I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair"

  4. Love as a verb (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive):

    To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).

  5. Love as a verb (transitive):

    To derive delight from a fact or situation.

    Examples:

    "I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte."

  6. Love as a verb (transitive):

    To lust for.

  7. Love as a verb (transitive, euphemistic):

    To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)

    Examples:

    "I wish I could love her all night long."

  1. Love as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, UK, _, dialectal):

    To praise; commend.

  2. Love as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, UK, _, dialectal):

    To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.

  1. Love as a noun (racquet sports, billiards):

    Zero, no score.

    Examples:

    "So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova."

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