sweetheart

¹sweet·heart

noun \ˈswēt-ˌhärt\

Definition of SWEETHEART

1

: darling

2

: one who is loved

3

: a generally likable person

4

: a remarkable one of its kind

Examples of SWEETHEART

1. Be a sweetheart and help your grandmother.
2. She is such a little sweetheart.

First Known Use of SWEETHEART

14th century

Related to SWEETHEART

Synonyms

beloved, darling, dear, flame, hon, honey, love, squeeze [slang], sweet, sweetie, sweetie pie, truelove

Related Words

beau, boy, boyfriend, fellow, man, swain; gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, ladylove, lass, mistress, tootsie; amour, lover, paramour; doll, duck(s) [chiefly British], pet; date, escort, steady; admirer, gallant, suitor, wooer; groom, husband; bride, wife; significant other; fiancé, intended; crush, heartthrob

Near Antonyms

bust, disappointment, dud, failure, flop, lemon, letdown, loser, stinker, turkey

Rhymes with SWEETHEART

apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part

²sweetheart

adjective

Definition of SWEETHEART

: of or relating to an agreement between an employer and a labor union official arranged privately for their benefit usually at the expense of the workers <a sweetheart contract>; broadly : arranged in private for the benefit of a few at the expense of many <a sweetheart deal>

First Known Use of SWEETHEART

1942

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite