dear heart
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Term of affection; sweetheart.
Example Sentences
- "“Dead — aye, sure enough he’s dead and gone below,” said the fellow with the bandage; “but if ever sperrit walked, it would be Flint’s. Dear heart, but he died bad, did Flint!”"
- ""Dear heart!" exclaimed Mrs. Plummer soon after, as something rolled over the bare white boards from the folds of a dress she was vigorously shaking, before replacing it in the drawer, "how did she come by pearls?""