HEART-TO-HEART
Dictionary entry overview: What does heart-to-heart mean?
• HEART-TO-HEART (noun)
The noun HEART-TO-HEART has 1 sense:
1. an intimate talk in private
Familiarity information: HEART-TO-HEART used as a noun is very rare.
• HEART-TO-HEART (adjective)
The adjective HEART-TO-HEART has 1 sense:
1. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
Familiarity information: HEART-TO-HEART used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEART-TO-HEART (noun)
Meaning:
An intimate talk in private
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart
Hypernyms ("heart-to-heart" is a kind of...):
talk; talking (an exchange of ideas via conversation)
• HEART-TO-HEART (adjective)
Meaning:
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
Synonyms:
heart-to-heart; candid; open
Context examples:
his candid eyes / an open and trusting nature / a heart-to-heart talk
Similar:
artless; ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)
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