sweetheart meaning

UK /ˈswiːthɑːt/ US /ˈswithɑrt/ 2 syllables

sweetheart (noun): a person loved by another person.

sweetheart has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

sweetheart as a noun

  1. a person loved by another person

    Synonyms: sweetie, steady, truelove

    Type of: lover

    Kinds: ladylove, sugar daddy, valentine

  2. any well-liked individual
    • he's a sweetheart

    Type of: good person

  3. a very attractive or seductive looking woman

    Synonyms: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish

    Type of: woman

sweetheart as an adjective

  1. privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
    • another sweetheart deal based on political influence

    Similar: privileged

How to pronounce sweetheart

sweetheart is pronounced /ˈswiːthɑːt/ in British English and /ˈswithɑrt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in RT · 10-letter words

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