Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heartstrings

1 sense of heartstrings

Sense 1
heartstrings -- (your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings")
       => love -- (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love")
       => compassion, compassionateness -- (a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering)