"heart of gold" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-heart of gold.ogg [Australia] Forms: hearts of gold [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|hearts of gold}} heart of gold (plural hearts of gold)
  1. (idiomatic) a kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: gold-hearted, good-hearted, golden-hearted, heart of glass Translations (kindheartedness): sydän puhdasta kultaa (Finnish), avoir le cœur sur la main (english: to have a heart of gold) (French), cœur d’or [masculine] (French), cœur en or [masculine] (French), gutes Herz [neuter] (German), złote serce [neuter] (Polish), до́брое се́рдце (dóbroje sérdce) [neuter] (Russian), золото́е се́рдце (zolotóje sérdce) [neuter] (Russian), ser un pan de Dios (english: to have a heart of gold) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-heart_of_gold-en-noun-sbqLLpYd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "sydän puhdasta kultaa"
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