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A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.
Charles Baudelaire

Meaning of "sweetheart" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWEETHEART

sweetheart  [ˈswiːtˌhɑːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWEETHEART

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sweetheart can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWEETHEART MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sweetheart in the English dictionary

The first definition of sweetheart in the dictionary is a person loved by another. Other definition of sweetheart is a lovable, generous, or obliging person. Sweetheart is also a term of endearment for a beloved or lovable person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWEETHEART


Bernhardt
ˈbɜːnhɑːt
blackheart
ˈblækˌhɑːt
Earhart
ˈɛəˌhɑːt
greenheart
ˈɡriːnˌhɑːt
hart
hɑːt
Harte
hɑːt
heart
hɑːt
hole-in-the-heart
ˈhəʊlɪnðəˈhɑːt
Leichhardt
ˈlaɪkˌhɑːt
oxheart
ˈɒksˌhɑːt
Reinhardt
ˈraɪnˌhɑːt
unheart
ʌnˈhɑːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWEETHEART

sweet-talk
sweet-tempered
sweet-toothed
sweetbread
sweetbriar
sweetbrier
sweeten
sweetener
sweetening
sweetfish
sweetheart agreement
sweetheart deal
sweetheart neckline
sweethearting
sweetie
sweetiewife
sweetiewives
sweeting
sweetish
sweetishly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWEETHEART

a stout heart
after one´s own heart
at heart
bleeding heart
break one´s heart
by heart
change of heart
childhood sweetheart
cockles of one´s heart
cross one´s heart
floating heart
have the heart
heart-to-heart
hole in the heart
in one´s heart
lose heart
purple heart
Sacred Heart
stoutness of heart
take heart
take to heart

Synonyms and antonyms of sweetheart in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWEETHEART»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sweetheart» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sweetheart

Translation of «sweetheart» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWEETHEART

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

Translator English - Chinese

亲爱的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cariño
570 millions of speakers

English

sweetheart
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حبيبته
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возлюбленной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

querido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রণয়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chéri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sayang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liebling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夫婦・恋人・子供など親しい人に対する呼びかけに用いられる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좋아하는 사람을 부를 때 쓰는 애칭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gendhakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người yêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காதலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रियजना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir tanem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tesoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kochanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коханої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dragă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγαπημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liefling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

raring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjæreste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sweetheart

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEETHEART»

The term «sweetheart» is very widely used and occupies the 11.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sweetheart
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEETHEART» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sweetheart» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sweetheart» 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 sweetheart

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10 QUOTES WITH «SWEETHEART»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sweetheart.
1
John Agar
Who wants to shake the hand of the first man to put it to America's sweetheart.
2
Charles Baudelaire
A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.
3
Alvah Bessie
So, my sweetheart back home writes to me and wants to know what this gal in Bombay's got that she hasn't got. So I just write back to her and says, Nothin', honey. Only she's got it here.
4
Bill Burr
They say you don't want to meet your heroes, but those two guys, you do want to meet them, because they do not disappoint. Walken has this amazing sense of humor, and Pacino is like just a sweetheart of a guy.
5
Stephen J. Cannell
I was born in L.A. County Hospital, but I grew up in Pasadena. I married my 8th grade sweetheart, Marcia.
6
Lou Costello
A husband is what's left of a sweetheart after the nerve has been killed.
7
Beth Ditto
Granny Ditto always referred to perfume as 'smell good' and for me it's an essential. I have a sweetheart who's extremely allergic to most scents, so I have to be extra careful - as well as creative - in the smell department. The key, I've found, are essential oils, which come in all kinds of 100% natural scents.
8
Vanessa Ferlito
I'm still Vanessa from the neighborhood. My parents own the shop, and I'm there all the time, that I worked in when I was a teenager. I have a child from my childhood sweetheart.
9
Helen Fisher
Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work. And the fire catches. Jealousy - that sickening combination of possessiveness, suspicion, rage, and humiliation - can overtake your mind and threaten your very core as you contemplate your rival.
10
Scott Hamilton
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWEETHEART»

Discover the use of sweetheart in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sweetheart and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sweetheart
He didn’t care. ‘I’ll do anything you want,’ he said. ‘You know what I want.’ She let that linger in the air between them. ‘Tell me,’ he said. ‘I want you,’ Gretchen said. ‘I’ve always wanted you.’ Investigative ...
Chelsea Cain, 2009
2
Sputnik Sweetheart
'Sputnik Sweetheart has touched me deeper and pushed me further than anything I've read in a long time' Julie Myerson, Guardian 'How does Murakami manage to make poetry while writing of contemporary life and emotions?
Haruki Murakami, 2011
3
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
This lyrical, multi-generational story of love, loss, and redemption speaks to everyone who has ever been in love--and lived to tell the tale.
Deb Caletti, 2011
4
The Sweetheart Deal
When a rival challenges her to transform Mathlete Nathan into a dream date before the Valentine's Day dance, fashionista Skyler is sure that she can do it, but Nathan seems to be changing her, rather than the other way round.
Holly Kowitt, 2009
5
Sophie the Sweetheart
Continuing her unending quest for the perfect nickname and sensational corresponding identity, Sophie tries her hand at being sweet during Valentine season and finds challenges in the form of an anonymous note and a run-in with her nemesis, ...
Lara Bergen, 2011
6
Antique Sweetheart Jewelry
Military sweetheart jewelry and collectibles were important ways that those on the home front remembered a soldier's love during World Wars I and II. Here are thousands of items of colorful jewelry, banners, pillow covers, paper items and ...
Nicholas D. Snider, 1996
7
Goodnight Sweetheart
A captivating saga set on the eve of WW2 in Liverpool, where life is about to change forever for one girl.
Annie Groves, 2009
8
Sweetheart
Dreams of love and romance fill the heads of McAllister's college students, especially Jessie, as Valentine's Day approaches, but when two women are found murdered, she becomes convinced that her roommate's boyfriend is the killer.
Kate Daniel, 1993
9
Dave's Sweetheart
Mary Gaunt believed that a woman had the right to follow her own career and be financially independent, even if married.
Mary Gaunt, 2011
10
Cowboy's Sweetheart
Cowgirl Andie Forester let an unexpected kiss turn into something more with cowboy Ryder Johnson.
Brenda Minton, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWEETHEART»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sweetheart is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sweetheart Swindler Who Fooled 19 Women Sentenced To Long …
(WWJ/AP) – A western Michigan man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after women lined up to tell a judge how the sweetheart swindler ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
DWTS Pro Lindsay Arnold Marries High School Sweetheart—See …
Lindsay Arnold is officially a wife! The 21-year-old Dancing With the Stars pro married her longtime boyfriend and high school sweetheart Sam Cusick on ... «E! Online, Jun 15»
3
Man Pops The Question To High School Sweetheart After Her Last …
These high school sweethearts aren't even married yet, and they already know the meaning of "in sickness and in health." Lucas D'Onofrio's girlfriend Tamara ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Anthony Mackie Marries His Childhood Sweetheart
The Captain America star quietly wed his childhood sweetheart, Sheletta Chapital, six months ago, PEOPLE has confirmed. Mackie, 36, and Chapital tied the ... «People Magazine, Jun 15»
5
'Sweetheart swindler' accused of taking $1.2M from elderly victim
A Chicago woman police are calling a “sweetheart swindler” is accused of deceiving an elderly man out of $1.2 million, telling him she needed the money for ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 15»
6
Dallas Police Seek "Sweetheart Swindlers"
Dallas Detective David Cervantez calls it a "Sweetheart Swindle" because the main suspect was talking marriage with the victim as she took his money until ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Apr 15»
7
Sweetheart Deal: Newark Sells Vacant Lots to Couples
NEWARK, N.J. — Hundreds of couples gathered in Newark on Valentine's Day to take part in what city officials called a sweetheart deal: the chance to buy land ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
8
Doloris Sheinis, 80, makes 'sweetheart' judge laugh during bond court
An 80-year-old woman's conversation with a Broward County judge made for a courtroom comedy show during her bond hearing Thursday. Dolores Sheinis ... «Local 10, Feb 15»
9
Coronation Street's Georgia May Foote dumps childhood sweetheart
SOAP star Georgia May Foote has called off her engagement with her childhood sweetheart, it's been reported. By Kirsty McCormack Kirsty McCormack. «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
10
Amtrak Offers 2-for-1 February Sweetheart Deal to Local Romantic …
Amtrak is offering a sweetheart of a deal for travelers in February. As part of a special ... 28 and receive the 50 percent “sweetheart deal” off the companion ticket. «Patch.com, Feb 15»

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