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heavy-hearted

heav·y-heart·ed
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hev-ee hahr-tid]
    • /ˈhɛv i ˈhɑr tɪd/
    • /ˈhevi hɑːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hev-ee hahr-tid]
    • /ˈhɛv i ˈhɑr tɪd/

Definitions of heavy-hearted word

  • adjective heavy-hearted sorrowful; melancholy; dejected. 1
  • adjective heavy-hearted sad; melancholy 0
  • adjective heavy-hearted sad; depressed; despondent 0
  • adjective heavy-hearted (Idiomatic) sad, melancholic. 0

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Origin of heavy-hearted

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heavy-hearted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heavy-hearted popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% 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.

Synonyms for heavy-hearted

adj heavy-hearted

  • at — You use at to indicate the place or event where something happens or is situated.
  • bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
  • blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
  • crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
  • crummy — Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.

Antonyms for heavy-hearted

adj heavy-hearted

  • buoyant — If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
  • cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
  • chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
  • conversable — easy or pleasant to talk to
  • feelgood — Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.

adjective heavy-hearted

  • jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
  • jollying — Present participle of jolly.
  • jovial — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
  • zappy — energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.
  • zingy — full of zing; lively; zesty; exciting: a zingy new musical comedy.

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