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PRONUNCIATION OF LONELY HEARTS COLUMN

lonely hearts column  [ˈləʊnlɪ hɑːts ˈkɒləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONELY HEARTS COLUMN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lonely hearts column is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONELY HEARTS COLUMN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lonely hearts column in the English dictionary

The definition of lonely hearts column in the dictionary is the part of a newspaper or magazine where lonely hearts ads appear.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LONELY HEARTS COLUMN


alum
ˈæləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
Colum
ˈkɒləm
column
ˈkɒləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
emblem
ˈɛmbləm
Fulham
ˈfʊləm
Harlem
ˈhɑːləm
Jerusalem
dʒəˈruːsələm
Malayalam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
multicolumn
ˈmʌltɪˌkɒləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
problem
ˈprɒbləm
Salem
ˈseɪləm
slalom
ˈslɑːləm
solemn
ˈsɒləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
unsolemn
ʌnˈsɒləm
vestibulum
vɛˈstɪbjʊləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONELY HEARTS COLUMN

lone hand
lone mother
lone pair
lone parent
lone star state
lone wolf
lone-parent family
lonelier
loneliest
lonelily
loneliness
lonely
lonely hearts
lonely hearts ad
lonely hearts club
loneness
loner
lonesome
lonesomely
lonesomeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONELY HEARTS COLUMN

advice column
agony column
control column
correspondence column
fifth column
fractionating column
gossip column
lost-and-found column
obituary column
personal column
short column
showbiz column
social column
society column
spinal column
steering column
vertebral column

Synonyms and antonyms of lonely hearts column in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lonely hearts column» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONELY HEARTS COLUMN

Find out the translation of lonely hearts column to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lonely hearts column from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lonely hearts column» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孤独的心柱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

columna de corazones solitarios
570 millions of speakers

English

lonely hearts column
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकेला दिल स्तंभ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمود قلوب وحيدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колонка одинокие сердца
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coluna de corações solitários
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একাকী হৃদয় কলাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

colonne de coeurs solitaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lajur hati kesepian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einsame Herzen Spalte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

孤独な心のコラム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외로운 마음 열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepi ati ati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cột trái tim cô đơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியாக இதயங்கள் பத்தியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाकी ह्रदयांचे स्तंभ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yalnız kalpler sütunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cuori solitari colonna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kolumna samotnych serc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колонка самотні серця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coloana inimile singuratice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μοναχικές καρδιές στήλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eensame harte kolom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ensamma hjärtan kolonn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ensomme hjerter kolonne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lonely hearts column

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONELY HEARTS COLUMN»

The term «lonely hearts column» is normally little used and occupies the 116.580 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONELY HEARTS COLUMN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lonely hearts column» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lonely hearts column» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lonely hearts column

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONELY HEARTS COLUMN»

Discover the use of lonely hearts column in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lonely hearts column and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lonely Hearts
Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick is the first to see the connection. Both victims placed ads in a citywide Lonely Hearts column, and the rumpled detective suspects that their killer found them by preying on their isolation.
John Harvey, 2012
2
Killers of the Lonely Hearts: The Tale of Serial Killers ...
In 1946, she found work at the Pensacola Hospital for Children. An ad she had placed in a lonely hearts column in 1947 was answered by Raymond Fernandez. * * * The two started corresponding and the nearly three hundred pound Martha ...
R. Barri Flowers, 2013
3
Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from ...
Straight from British shores, here is another dose of love, or the lack of it, from the pages of the London Review of Books.
David Rose, 2010
4
Serial Killing for Profit: Multiple Murder for Money: ...
See also Cattle Livingston County Sheriff's Department, 163 Loewart, Erna, 55 Logue, Frank, 184 Lohr, David, 167 Lonely hearts ads, 48, 97, 105 Lonely hearts clubs, 104, 106–7 Lonely hearts column, 87, 105 ''Lonely hearts killers,'' 97–98, ...
Dirk C. Gibson, 2009
5
Astronomers Anonymous: Getting Help with the Puzzles and ...
His screamingly funny comments will keep you laughing out loud throughout, so be careful of reading this book in public!
Steve Ringwood, 2010
6
Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
loneliness noun. lonely heart : - noun someone who is lonely and looking for a loving relationship. lonelyhearts and lonely hearts column • noun 1 a regular newspaper column where people give a brief, often humorous, account of themselves ...
Allied
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Exploring the Self through Photography: Activities for Use ...
MAIN ACTIVITY The aim of the exercise is for group members to create a photographic version of a lonely hearts column. These are arranged in a grid format as illustrated below. Images of positive characteristics that define you Image of ...
Claire Craig, 2009
8
They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London ...
It doesn't claim to be the most successful lonely-hearts column in the world (far from it) but it has given rise to friendships, marriages, at least one birth, and at least one divorce after a marriage resulting from an ad in it. There are also plenty of ...
David Rose, 2006
9
Constructions sociales de l'espace: les territoires de ...
Yet «I saw you» is fundamentally different from a lonely hearts column and the decoding of its contents since the «I» and just the one «you» have seen each other first and then the writer has to produce mutually recognisable descriptions of ...
‎2003
10
WHY SHORT STORIES ARE REJECTED
Susan puts an ad in the Lonely Hearts column in the local paper. She meets Brian, falls in love and gets married. That's all very nice for Susan, but it's not exactly interesting is it? What you want is something like this. Susan puts an ad in the ...
Linda Lewis

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONELY HEARTS COLUMN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lonely hearts column is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shropshire family in shock as mother-of-five dies « Shropshire Star
Deb Morris was today described as “my rock” by devastated husband Ade, who met her through the Shropshire Star lonely hearts column 17 ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
2
44 Scotland Street: The Czechess
“Look at those ads you see in the lonely hearts column.” “Which ones?” “The ones that make it crystal clear,” answered Pat. “Inadvertently, of ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
3
Bottom turns 20: Richie and Eddie's guide to being a sad git
Or even take out an ad in a lonely hearts column? "Minky Musky Sly Old Foxy Stoaty Stoaty Stoat" is a surefire winner. You could always try a ... «Digital Spy UK, Apr 15»
4
Novelist Lucinda Riley's own life is more of a page-turner than her …
... a man, but she picked up a copy of a Sunday newspaper and dared me to contact one of the mailboxes listed in the lonely hearts column.'. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Rapist serving life sentence puts an advert for penfriends in the …
... Service has ordered an investigation into how a sadistic rapist serving a life sentence was able to post an advert in a lonely hearts column. «SWNS, Feb 15»
6
Video: Mr Tayto and the lonely hearts column
After showing the world how blue he was feeling last week, Mr Tayto has once again got that familiar yellow glow back in his cheeks and an ... «Belfast Telegraph, Feb 15»
7
Surprising places to meet women
Gone are the days when you married your neighbour, settled down with the first love of your life, or resorted to the lonely hearts column. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
8
Radio: Barry Didcock on Alison Kennedy's Homage to Caledonia
... McMicroscope as she tried to find out what the "G" in GSOH might stand for if Scotland was a person advertising in the Lonely Hearts column. «Herald Scotland, Jul 14»
9
Investigation Discovery to Premiere New Series DARK …
... New York businessman Raymond Fernandez and Florida nurse Martha Beck meet through a Lonely Hearts column and quickly fall in love. «Broadway World, Jul 14»
10
Investigation Discovery's New Series DARK TEMPTATIONS Delves …
... New York businessman Raymond Fernandez and Florida nurse Martha Beck meet through a Lonely Hearts column and quickly fall in love. «Broadway World, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lonely hearts column [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lonely-hearts-column>. Apr 2024 ».
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