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bleeding heart
bleeding heartn.1. Any of various perennial herbs of the genera Dicentra and Lamprocapnos, especially L. spectabilis, widely cultivated for its arching clusters of pink to red or white heart-shaped flowers.2. A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
bleed′ing-heart′ adj.bleeding heart n 1. (Plants) any of several plants of the genus Dicentra, esp the widely cultivated Japanese species D. spectabilis, which has finely divided leaves and heart-shaped nodding pink flowers: family Fumariaceae 2. informal a. a person who is excessively softheartedb. (as modifier): a bleeding-heart liberal. bleed′ing heart′
n. 1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, esp. D. spectabilis, having long clusters of rose or red heart-shaped flowers. 2. a person who makes an ostentatious display of pity or concern for others. [1685–95] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bleeding heart - garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowersDicentra spectabilis, lyreflower, lyre-flowerDicentra, genus Dicentra - North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowersherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests | | 2. | bleeding heart - someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivilegedwell-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful |
Translationsbleeding heart
a bleeding heartA person who shows an overwhelming and often ostentatious display of sympathy, especially for those perceived as victims. He only voted for the tax increase because he's a bleeding heart. He really believes all of that extra money is going to help the homeless.See also: bleeding, heartbleeding heartFig. someone, usually considered politically liberal or leftist, who is very emotional about certain political issues, such as endangered species, downtrodden people, the suffering poor, etc. Bob is such a bleeding heart. No cause is too far out for him.See also: bleeding, heartbleeding heart a person considered to be dangerously soft-hearted, typically someone too liberal or left-wing in their political beliefs. informal 2005 DVD Verdict Ed Bannon is the lone voice of antagonistic reason in an army filled with lily-livered bleeding hearts. See also: bleeding, heartbleeding heartAn excessively sympathetic or tender-hearted individual. The adjective bleeding has been used figuratively for full of anguish from pity or compassion since the late 1500s. Edmund Spenser so used it in The Faerie Queene: “These bleeding words she gan to say.” The cliché is much newer, dating from the first half of the twentieth century. I. T. Ross had it in Murder out of School (1960), “A lot of bleeding-hearts got the idea they knew about everything.”See also: bleeding, heartbleeding heart
bleeding heart: see fumitoryfumitory,
common name for some members of the Fumariaceae, a family of herbs native to much of the Old World, especially temperate Eurasia. The family is closely related to (and sometimes classified with) the poppies.
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Quackery Dicentra formosa A floral essence said to provide emotional freedom and facilitate unconditional lovebleeding heart
Synonyms for bleeding heartnoun garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowersSynonyms- Dicentra spectabilis
- lyreflower
- lyre-flower
Related Words- Dicentra
- genus Dicentra
- herb
- herbaceous plant
noun someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivilegedRelated Words- well-wisher
- sympathiser
- sympathizer
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