lionheart

/ˈlaɪ.ən.hɑɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

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noun

name

"But the United States Congress tends to be a courage-free zone, so Mr. McCain’s orneriness toward Republican primary voters makes him a lionheart in the political world."
"Lions-heart, is... the by-name of K. Richard."

From lion + heart, perhaps from Richard the Lionheart.

lionhearts (plural)

lionhearted

Questions

How do you pronounce lionheart?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪ.ən.hɑɹt/.

What does lionheart mean?

A brave, heroic person.

Where does lionheart come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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