lonely-hearts

[ lohn-lee-hahrts ]

/ ˈloʊn liˌhɑrts /

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adjective

of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.

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Origin of lonely-hearts

First recorded in 1930–35; probably most closely associated with the novel Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West (1902?-40)

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The 289-page satire follows Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman who gets seduced by a lonely receptionist.
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You cannot take your eyes off her for the entire film, as she vamps about, chewing up scenery and spitting out hearts.
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It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
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They want Marvin to be as mean and as lonely and as trashy as the characters he portrays.
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His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
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In the entrance hall of the Savoy, where large and lonely porters were dozing, he learnt that she was at home.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Two young lovers were exchanging their hearts' yearnings beneath the children's tent, which they had found unoccupied.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
God has placed the genius of women in their hearts; because the works of this genius are always works of love.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
Ramona's saddened face smote on all the women's hearts as they met her the next morning.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for lonely-hearts

lonely hearts

adjective

(often capitals) of or for people who wish to meet a congenial companion or marriage partnera lonely hearts advertisement

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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