ALL meanings of bleeding heart
bleed·ing heart
B b - 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
- noun bleeding heart any of various plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, especially D. spectabilis, a common garden plant having long, one-sided clusters of rose or red heart-shaped flowers. 1
- noun bleeding heart a person who makes an ostentatious or excessive display of pity or concern for others. 1
- noun bleeding heart Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including. 0
- noun bleeding heart Flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae, in the genus Clerodendrum. 0
- noun bleeding heart The bleeding heart tree, Homalanthus populifolius, an Australian rainforest plant. 0
- noun bleeding heart A person considered to be over-sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited, helpless, or to casualties of circumstance. 0