heart-to-heart

1 of 2

adjective

Synonyms of heart-to-heartnext
: sincere, frank
a heart-to-heart talk

heart-to-heart

2 of 2

noun

: a heart-to-heart conversation
had a heart-to-heart with their teenager

Examples of heart-to-heart in a Sentence

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Adjective
By the party’s end, Dunk and the Laughing Storm are having a heart-to-heart booze-and-chat, and the antlers are on Dunk’s head. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026 Cue the cliche mother-daughter heart-to-heart in the third act, which Mullally actually does sell. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Exercising your brains should give you an opportunity to bond without the risk of a heart-to-heart that someone's not in the right mood for. Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023 But first, Jesse sits down with Zach for a pre-ceremony heart-to-heart. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for heart-to-heart

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1855, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heart-to-heart was in 1855

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“Heart-to-heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-to-heart. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

heart-to-heart

adjective
ˌhärt-tə-ˌhärt
: frank, sincere
a heart-to-heart talk

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