heartstrings

Definitions of heartstrings
  1. noun
    your deepest feelings of love and compassion
    “many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings”
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    type of:
    love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
    compassion, compassionateness
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
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