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sweetheart Definition

sweet·heart (-härt′)

noun

    1. someone with whom one is in love and by whom one is loved; lover
    2. darling: a term of endearment
  2. Slang a very agreeable person or an excellent thing

sweetheart Synonyms

sweetheart

n.

beloved, dear, loved one; see darling 2, lover 1.

sweetheart Usage Examples

Possessives

  • force: The variety concert will also feature Claire Sweeney, dubbed the forces ' sweetheart, and actors Tom Conti and Joely Richardson.

Converse of object

  • marry: Belinda and Cody Phipps appear to be a typical American couple: teenage sweethearts now married with children and a luxurious home.
  • have: Grace, the eldest sister, had a childhood sweetheart named Vic.
  • do: Well done, sweetheart, we are all so proud of you.

Adjective modifier

  • teenage: Belinda and Cody Phipps appear to be a typical American couple: teenage sweethearts now married with children and a luxurious home.
  • former: He tries to locate his former sweetheart Melina from whom he has heard nothing for a very long time.
  • high: My husband is the greatest guy in the world; he was my high school sweetheart.
  • old: I prefer the old word sweetheart to that of fiancée.
  • little: A lovely mix that is sure to be a sweet treat for your little sweetheart!
  • real: He's a real sweetheart, a lovely man, a true gentleman.

Modifies a noun

  • neckline: A sweetheart neckline will also help to even things out.
  • rival: Sunderland's singing sweethearts rivals on X Factor 100,000 X Factor wannabes queued up for the auditions of a lifetime.
  • deal: I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.
  • union: Basically this is a mechanism to prevent " sweetheart unions " , that is unions that are controlled by employers.

Noun used with modifier

  • goodnight: Goodnight sweetheart, Reg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Same address Sunday Joanna dearest, Thanks very much for the letter.
  • childhood: Then he meets his childhood sweetheart, Harmony, a failing actress working the party scene.
  • school: My husband is the greatest guy in the world; he was my high school sweetheart.
  • wartime: Will he win the day and return to base to win the love of his wartime sweetheart Kitty Flanders?
  • goodbye: Goodbye sweetheart: I'm always thinking of you.
  • college: On her wedding day, her college sweetheart dumps her for his pregnant girlfriend.
sweetheart Quotes

She stood breast high amid the corn, Clasped by the golden light of morn, Like the sweetheart of the sun, Who many a glowing kiss had won.

—Honorius of Autun

A newspaperman, whose sweetheart ran away with an actor.

—Winchell,Walter