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bleeding heart

bleed·ing heart
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blee-ding hahrt]
    • /ˈbli dɪŋ hɑrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blee-ding hahrt]
    • /ˈbli dɪŋ hɑrt/

Definitions of bleeding heart words

  • countable noun bleeding heart If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help. 3
  • noun bleeding heart any of several plants of the genus Dicentra, esp the widely cultivated Japanese species D. spectabilis, which has finely divided leaves and heart-shaped nodding pink flowers: family Fumariaceae 3
  • noun bleeding heart a person who is excessively softhearted 3
  • noun bleeding heart (as modifier) 3
  • noun bleeding heart any of several dicentras, esp. a common garden perennial (Dicentra spectabilis) with racemes of drooping, deep-pink, heart-shaped flowers 3
  • noun bleeding heart a person regarded as too sentimental or too liberal in dealing with social problems 3
See all 12 definitions of bleeding heart

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Origin of bleeding heart

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bleeding heart

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bleeding heart

bleeding heart popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bleeding heart usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bleeding heart

noun bleeding heart

  • liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
  • sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
  • softy — a person easily stirred to sentiment or tender emotion.
All 3 Synonyms of bleeding heart

Antonyms for bleeding heart

adjective bleeding heart

  • disliking — Present participle of dislike.
Just one Antonym for bleeding heart

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