Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hearts and flowers

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: heart-s and flow-ers
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"And I'm not saying it's all hearts and flowers, but where's the passion? Where's the need to be near that other person so much that you get so distracted you can't think of anything else?"
"When that attention is one sided or become^([sic]) lacking, you can't expect everything to be wonderful and all hearts and flowers in the home or the bedroom."

Etymology

After the song Hearts and Flowers, published in 1893 and widely used as melodramatic photoplay music.

Questions

What does hearts and flowers mean?: Ideal romance.
Where does hearts and flowers come from?: After the song Hearts and Flowers, published in 1893 and widely used as melodramatic photoplay music.

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