heartsease

hearts·ease

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrts-eez]
- /ˈhɑrtsˌiz/
- /ˈhɑːt.siːz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrts-eez]
- /ˈhɑrtsˌiz/

Definitions of heartsease word

noun heartsease peace of mind. 1
noun heartsease the pansy or other plant of the genus Viola. 1
noun heartsease the lady's-thumb. 1
noun heartsease A wild European pansy that typically has purple and yellow flowers. It has given rise to the hybrids from which most garden pansies were developed. 1
noun heartsease peace of mind 0
noun heartsease peace of mind; calmness of emotion 0

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Origin of heartsease

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425, heartsease is from the late Middle English word hertes ese. See heart, ease

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Parts of speech for Heartsease

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heartsease

heartsease popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.

heartsease usage trend in Literature

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