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HEART-TO-HEART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An intimate talk in private
Example:
he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("heart-to-heart" is a kind of...):
talk; talking (an exchange of ideas via conversation)
Derivation:
heart-to-heart (openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
Example:
a heart-to-heart talk
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
artless; ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)
Derivation:
heart-to-heart (an intimate talk in private)
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