gist vs heart

gist and heart both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gist	Yes	No	No	No
heart	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gist and heart are synonyms defined as:

gist and heart: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Other synonyms of gist include center, centre, core, essence, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.

gist (noun)	heart (noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work	the courage to carry on
	an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
	the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
	the locus of feelings and intuitions
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	a positive feeling of liking
	a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
	an area that is approximately central within some larger region
	a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines

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