heartstrings's Usage Examples:

will pull on the iciest of heartstrings.

Priscilla Halburton-Smythe – once the love of his life, the beautiful, cool Priscilla still tugs at his heartstrings and has assisted Hamish in solving crimes.

early 20th century Hine would publish thousands of photographs designed to pull at the nation"s heartstrings.

Hermes, writing: "If I had to name a character on the show least likely to pluck at my heartstrings, Bender and Hermes would be near the top of the list.

flower of trivia with the weed of minutiae"; Trivia, they wrote, "is concerned with tugging at heartstrings," while minutiae deals with such unevocative questions.

Synonyms:

compassionateness, compassion, love,

Antonyms:

mercilessness, dislike, malevolence, hate,