SWEETHEART
Dictionary entry overview: What does sweetheart mean?
• SWEETHEART (noun)
The noun SWEETHEART has 3 senses:
1. a person loved by another person
2. any well-liked individual
3. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Familiarity information: SWEETHEART used as a noun is uncommon.
• SWEETHEART (adjective)
The adjective SWEETHEART has 1 sense:
1. privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
Familiarity information: SWEETHEART used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SWEETHEART (noun)
Meaning:
A person loved by another person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
truelove; sweetie; sweetheart; steady
Hypernyms ("sweetheart" is a kind of...):
lover (a person who loves or is loved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweetheart"):
dulcinea; ladylove (a woman who is a man's sweetheart)
sugar daddy (a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy)
valentine (a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day)
Meaning:
Any well-liked individual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
he's a sweetheart
Hypernyms ("sweetheart" is a kind of...):
good person (a person who is good to other people)
Meaning:
A very attractive or seductive looking woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
stunner; knockout; lulu; mantrap; beauty; smasher; ravisher; peach; looker; sweetheart; dish
Hypernyms ("sweetheart" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
• SWEETHEART (adjective)
Meaning:
Privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
Context example:
another sweetheart deal based on political influence
Similar:
privileged (blessed with privileges)
