Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heart balm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: heart balm
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that soothes a person's fears or emotions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fine for a breach of promise (to marry).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So many things, however, are a genuine heartbalm like the prickles of the Pleiades rising on the night."

Etymology

From heart + balm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heart balms (plural) heart-balm (alternative) heartbalm (alternative)

Questions

What does heart balm mean?: Something that soothes a person's fears or emotions.
Where does heart balm come from?: From heart + balm.

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