"heart of glass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhɑːt ə ˈɡlɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhɑɹt ə ˈɡlæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-heart of glass.ogg [Australia] Forms: hearts of glass [plural]
Etymology: By metaphor, from the notion that glass is fragile (easily broken). Head templates: {{en-noun|hearts of glass}} heart of glass (plural hearts of glass)
  1. (idiomatic, figurative) A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Related terms: heartbreak, glass-hearted, heart of gold, heart of stone Translations (heart in a very fragile state): haavoittuva mielentila (Finnish), coração de vidro (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-heart_of_glass-en-noun-19N8ObIo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "By metaphor, from the notion that glass is fragile (easily broken).",
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          "text": "1978, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, \"Heart of Glass\", Blondie, Parallel Lines.\nOnce I had a love and it was a gas / Soon turned out, had a heart of glass",
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        }
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        "(idiomatic, figurative) A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted."
      ],
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        },
        {
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "heart of stone"
        }
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "heart in a very fragile state",
          "word": "haavoittuva mielentila"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "heart in a very fragile state",
          "word": "coração de vidro"
        }
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  "forms": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "word": "glass-hearted"
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      ],
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        {
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        }
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      ],
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        "(idiomatic, figurative) A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "heart in a very fragile state",
      "word": "haavoittuva mielentila"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "heart in a very fragile state",
      "word": "coração de vidro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heart of glass"
}

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