hearts
noun
Form of heart , plural of heart.
Simple meaning
One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.
Pronunciation
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hahrtsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɑɹts
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
card games
A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
card games
A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.
card games
One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.
soccer
Heart of Midlothian F.C., a football club from Edinburgh.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
Used this way, hearts is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth.
With gusto and without reservation.
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