noun
hearth
HAHTH
Hearth (noun) means the floor or area around a fireplace, often used to represent home and family life. Example: “The cat curled up by the hearth all winter.”
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The floor or area around a fireplace, often used to represent home and family life.
"To put it simply, he seems to me to be starting out to harm the city, from its very hearth, by setting out to wrong you."
— Plato, Euthyphro (2010)
"The cat curled up by the hearth all winter."
"After years abroad, all he wanted was to return to his own hearth and home."
How to use hearth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe fireplace area of a house, and by extension, the idea of home itself.
Common pairings
hearth and home
gather round the hearth
a warm hearth
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Etymology
From Old English heorþ, an ancient Germanic word for the fireplace at the center of a home — the root behind the phrase "hearth and home."
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What does “hearth” mean?
The word “hearth” means the floor or area around a fireplace, often used to represent home and family life. In plain terms, the fireplace area of a house, and by extension, the idea of home itself.
How do you pronounce “hearth”?
“Hearth” is pronounced HAHTH (/ˈhɑɹθ/ in IPA).
How do you use “hearth” in a sentence?
Here is “hearth” used in a sentence: “The cat curled up by the hearth all winter.”
What part of speech is “hearth”?
“Hearth” is a noun.
Where does the word “hearth” come from?
The word “hearth” comes from Old English. From Old English heorþ, an ancient Germanic word for the fireplace at the center of a home — the root behind the phrase "hearth and home.".
