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hearts and flowers

heart and flow·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt and flou-er]
    • /hɑrt ænd ˈflaʊ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt and flou-er]
    • /hɑrt ænd ˈflaʊ ər/

Definition of hearts and flowers words

  • noun hearts and flowers maudlin sentimentality: The play is a period piece, full of innocence abused and hearts and flowers. 1
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Origin of hearts and flowers

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Hearts and flowers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hearts and flowers popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for hearts and flowers

noun hearts and flowers

  • longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
  • sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
  • remorse — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
  • yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
  • homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
All 50 Synonyms of hearts and flowers

Antonyms for hearts and flowers

noun hearts and flowers

  • disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
  • disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
All 11 Antonyms of hearts and flowers

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