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heart's desire

Syllables: Heart's De·sire/ˈhɑɹts dɪˈzaɪə(ɹ)/

heart's desire noun: something that a person strongly desires.

Noun

heart's desire

  1. (literary) Something that a person strongly desires.
    • May the New Year bring you both all your hearts' desires.

Proper noun capitalized: Heart's Desire

Heart's Desire

  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of heart's desire

The name of the town was likely inspired by nearby Heart's Content.

Words that rhyme with heart's desire

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Questions about heart's desire

What does heart's desire mean?
Heart's desire means something that a person strongly desires.
What part of speech is heart's desire?
Heart's desire can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce heart's desire?
Heart's desire is pronounced /ˈhɑɹts dɪˈzaɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near heart's desire in the dictionary

  1. heart wheels
  2. heart's blood
  3. Heart's Content
  4. Heart's Delight
  5. Heart's Delight-Islington
  6. heart's desire
  7. heart's ease
  8. heart's-ease
  9. heart-ache
  10. heart-aches
  11. heart-attack

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