Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

love heart

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: love -heart
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The symbol ♥, used informally to convey the idea of (usually romantic) love.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

A sweet or candy in the shape of a heart.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

"There were no exclamation points in Miranda's messages. No emojis. No love hearts. Win wasn't surprised; there hadn't been much love between them since the argument over her daughter's sudden pregnancy."
"'Here's your lollies,' she says holding out the grubby packet of lovehearts, Maura's share of the two shillings' worth they had bought with the money from the Barnardos box."

Etymology

From love + heart.

Usage

Inflected Forms

love hearts (plural) loveheart (alternative) love-heart (alternative)

Questions

What does love heart mean?: The symbol ♥, used informally to convey the idea of (usually romantic) love.
Where does love heart come from?: From love + heart.

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