love heart

English

Alternative forms

  • loveheart, love-heart

Etymology

From love +‎ heart.

Pronunciation

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Noun

love heart (plural love hearts)

  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) The symbol ♥, used informally to convey the idea of (usually romantic) love.[1]
    • 2021, Christina Dalcher, Femlandia, page 168:
      There were no exclamation points in Miranda's messages. No emojis. No love hearts. Win wasn't surprised; there hadn't been much love between them since the argument over her daughter's sudden pregnancy.
  2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A sweet or candy in the shape of a heart.
    • 2001, Fiona Farrell, The Skinny Louie Book:
      'Here's your lollies,' she says holding out the grubby packet of lovehearts, Maura's share of the two shillings' worth they had bought with the money from the Barnardos box.

References

  1. ^ https://emojipedia.org/two-hearts/
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