English noun: heart and soul | |||
1. | heart and soul (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
English adverb: heart and soul | |||
1. | heart and soul with complete faith | ||
Samples | She was with him heart and soul. | ||
Synonyms | body and soul | ||