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lonely-hearts

lone·ly-hearts
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohn-lee hahrt]
    • /ˈloʊn li hɑrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohn-lee hahrt]
    • /ˈloʊn li hɑrt/

Definitions of lonely-hearts word

  • adjective lonely-hearts of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper. 1
  • noun lonely-hearts plural of lonely-heart. 0
  • adjective lonely-hearts Describing a newspaper column in which people attempt to find friends of the opposite sex. 0
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Origin of lonely-hearts

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Lonely-hearts

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lonely-hearts

lonely-hearts popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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