bleeding heart
bleed·ing heart
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [blee-ding hahrt]
- /ˈbli dɪŋ hɑrt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [blee-ding hahrt]
- /ˈbli dɪŋ hɑrt/
Definitions of bleeding heart words
- countable noun bleeding heart If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help. 3
- noun bleeding heart any of several plants of the genus Dicentra, esp the widely cultivated Japanese species D. spectabilis, which has finely divided leaves and heart-shaped nodding pink flowers: family Fumariaceae 3
- noun bleeding heart a person who is excessively softhearted 3
- noun bleeding heart (as modifier) 3
- noun bleeding heart any of several dicentras, esp. a common garden perennial (Dicentra spectabilis) with racemes of drooping, deep-pink, heart-shaped flowers 3
- noun bleeding heart a person regarded as too sentimental or too liberal in dealing with social problems 3
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Origin of bleeding heart
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95
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Parts of speech for Bleeding heart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bleeding heart popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
bleeding heart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bleeding heart
noun bleeding heart
- liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- softy — a person easily stirred to sentiment or tender emotion.
Antonyms for bleeding heart
adjective bleeding heart
- disliking — Present participle of dislike.
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