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hearts of hearts

hearts of hearts is the plural of heart of hearts.

Meaning of heart of hearts

Noun

heart of hearts (plural hearts of hearts)

  1. (idiomatic) One's innermost private feelings.
    • Yet the darling sin is there in our heart of hearts; we hug it close—we hide it from every human eye. But in the still night-watches it comes forth like a serpent out of his hole, and rears its venomous crest, and stings us with the horror of our guilt.1876, [Mary Elizabeth Braddon], “At His Door”, in Joshua Haggard’s Daughter […], volume III, London: John Maxwell and Co. […], →OCLC, pages 180–181

Questions about hearts of hearts

What is hearts of hearts the plural of?
Hearts of hearts is the plural of heart of hearts.

Words near hearts of hearts in the dictionary

  1. hearts and flowers
  2. hearts and minds
  3. hearts and rounds
  4. hearts of glass
  5. hearts of gold
  6. hearts of hearts
  7. hearts of oak
  8. hearts of palm
  9. hearts of stone
  10. hearts on sleeves
  11. hearts, not parts

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